Comment by himom

    #ifndef SUCCESSFUL_H_
    #define SUCCESSFUL_H_ 1
    #ifdef __cplusplus
    extern "C" {
    #endif
    int will_code_for_awesome_benefits(void);
    #ifdef __cplusplus
    }
    #endif
    #endif /* SUCCESSFUL_H_ */

I guess the OP implies there’s a difference between a contractor making say, $45k USD/yr, with an unsteady existence of temporary work and an SA/SWE-SRE/TPM/SRM at Alphabet making $325k/yr in a fairly-cushy, mostly certain job with full-time benefits.