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I'm just thinking: The result is net-net the same. Either they terminate your contract as a salaried employee or they do it as a consultant. The fee is higher as a consultant and you never have to say you were fired. You're making a really good argument for getting into consulting.

You can just answer the same rote questions to different companies for max salary, then when the going gets tough you can essentially 'fire' the company and say they've moved past your core consulting paradigm. Maybe suggest a new consultant and move one. Rinse; repeat.