I contracted for about 8 months through a large staffing firm. A few things I liked:
* Hours were fairly flexible
* Not too much supervision, was mostly given things to work on and expected to finish them in a certain amount of time
* Didn't get pulled in to as many meetings in the office
* The pay was excellent
Some things I didn't like:
* No/little vacation/pto/sick
* If you don't work, you don't get paid (if you're paid hourly)
* No/little job security. I was around for 2 rounds of layoffs and had a young child at home, so this wasn't ideal
At the end of the day it made more sense for me to go back to a normal employment role due to family and a few other factors with job security. I did enjoy my time as a contractor though. Enough so that I still pick up hours through some old employers occasionally.
* Hours were fairly flexible
* Not too much supervision, was mostly given things to work on and expected to finish them in a certain amount of time
* Didn't get pulled in to as many meetings in the office
* The pay was excellent
Some things I didn't like:
* No/little vacation/pto/sick
* If you don't work, you don't get paid (if you're paid hourly)
* No/little job security. I was around for 2 rounds of layoffs and had a young child at home, so this wasn't ideal
At the end of the day it made more sense for me to go back to a normal employment role due to family and a few other factors with job security. I did enjoy my time as a contractor though. Enough so that I still pick up hours through some old employers occasionally.