Interesting points of view on the pros and cons of contract v fulltime.One of the reasons i went from fulltime to contract was that i got sick of the retainer being seen as wages for which a 40hr week was expected. And with the award at the time being just over the $450 a week dirty and a short season area it was financially a wast of time especially in that i was stuck not able to take other better paying work locally out of season.