Ask HN: What is the ideal contract worker agreement?
I am moving from being a full-time employee doing web dev to a remote contractor with my former employer. My hourly wage will be about twice what it was previously, so I feel like that part is sorted out. I was wondering what other stipulations I should add, though. My goal is to only work maybe 10-15 hours a week, and to have as much schedule flexibility as possible (to work on my own projects).
Should I require 24 hours between receiving tasks and completing them (so that I'm not expected to be "on call")?
Should I specify that I'm only available to do work certain days of the week?
Should I try to tell them I won't do external client phone meetings (since this ruins my schedule flexibility)?
Are these unreasonable stipulations for me to add? Are there other conditions I should try to negotiate in that I'm not thinking of?
Should I require 24 hours between receiving tasks and completing them (so that I'm not expected to be "on call")?
Should I specify that I'm only available to do work certain days of the week?
Should I try to tell them I won't do external client phone meetings (since this ruins my schedule flexibility)?
Are these unreasonable stipulations for me to add? Are there other conditions I should try to negotiate in that I'm not thinking of?