[crooked-v]

> a person operating a business that provides services on a contract basis

That's obviously not the case with the contractors described in the story, who are blatantly just direct employees in all regards except with less benefits.

[AmericanChopper]

That’s how pretty much all of my contracting engagements work.

[shadowgovt]

You are in a radically different industry from game testing. Game testing is taking advantage of loopholes in contract law and the naivety of a relatively young employee base.

[AmericanChopper]

What loopholes do you think they taking advantage of specifically? Because the article doesn’t describe any. It’s mostly about how they’re treated like “second class citizens” compared to the permanent staff. Which is exactly what contracting is, and exactly how it works for me. In reality, contractors aren’t citizens at all, and not being allowed to use the nice facilities, or eat the free snacks or whatever is just a part of the role. Whether you’re a games tester or anything else.