Contract to Hire Question

I was offered a position today as a security analyst making 12k more a year. I currently do desktop support, so this is something I'm very excited about. However, the position is contract to hire for 6 months. I've been employed at the same place for over 14 years now. I'll admit I'm a bit nervous leaving a place where I know I have a safe job (for the most part) for a contract that runs the risk of expiring and them choosing not to keep me for whatever reason. I'm 35 with 3 kids, so that's where my concern is stemming from. I'm worried how I'll provide support for my family if this contract thing doesn't work out in my favor.

Am I just being paranoid, or is contract to hire pretty normal these days? Keep in mind that I've been at the same place for almost 15 years, so pardon my ignorance on the topic.

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ed_003

Blackout wrote: »

I agree that realizing you made a bad decision. What I was trying to point out the mentality of his post. That kind of mentality leads to job jumping, the kind of job jumping that can leave a bitter taste. In his case he was talking about accepting an offer from another company, then taking vacation and working the new job for a week then making a decision on staying or going.

aww ur one f those lets do good for the world... ok when a job doesn't do right by u then you will see

Blackout

ed_003 wrote: »

aww ur one f those lets do good for the world... ok when a job doesn't do right by u then you will see

Unfortunately for you this isn't Reddit. Most people come here for advice, its ok to disagree with one another to attempting to insult someone is different. I have been in the industry for awhile, I have been screwed over in several jobs, but I always keep my composure because its about being a professional, I am prior Military, and no I am not a do gooder, I am just someone that tries to do things rationally and maturely versus doing things based off of emotion.

A lot of those people I used to work with I maintained good working relationships with, that led to other roles with companies they moved on to.

Blackout

ed_003 wrote: »

aww ur one f those lets do good for the world... ok when a job doesn't do right by u then you will see

This sentence was exactly what I was talking about, thank you for proving my point.