But the AIP study may not be representative of Internet workers at large, given the difficulty inherent in finding Net employees to survey. Microsoft is also a sponsor of the study but did not supply e-mail lists for the survey. Indeed, Microsoft's sponsorship is ironic, given its long-running legal woes over contractors. The study finds that more than one-third of Net workers in most job categories have stock options. These employees may be seriously counting on that paper money, since even Net programmers aren't breaking the bank on salary alone.
Contractors generally fare worse than full-time employees.
And although technical contractors rake in more salary than full-time employees in similar positions, they miss out on the options. Benefits are either fully or partially employer-provided. Based on a small number of respondents. By downloading this file, you agree not to change any data or information that appears in this Standard PowerPoint Presentation. Download now If you don't have PowerPoint installed on your computer, you can download a viewer from the Microsoft Web Site.