trouble finding gig / contractor roles while a DC resident

[Anonymous]

I've been applying for gig / contractor jobs left & right, and getting absolutely no response. I finally got through to a recruiting team directly last week and was told that DC has "tax and labor regulations that impact many corporations' hiring policies" and that many corporations simply cannot meet the requirements.

I suppose it makes me feel a bit better, as in it is not necessarily *me*, per se, that is a horrid candidate but ... still isn't great.

Anyone else encounter this?

[Anonymous]

Is anyone hiring at the moment? Everything is completely frozen I think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is anyone hiring at the moment? Everything is completely frozen I think.

Why would everything be frozen? Even non-government jobs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is anyone hiring at the moment? Everything is completely frozen I think.

Why would everything be frozen? Even non-government jobs?

Because in DC everything runs on government money.

[Anonymous]

Change your home address. Use MIL, Parents, etc.

[Anonymous]

Your post is really unclear. What is the actual problem you are encountering?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been applying for gig / contractor jobs left & right, and getting absolutely no response. I finally got through to a recruiting team directly last week and was told that DC has "tax and labor regulations that impact many corporations' hiring policies" and that many corporations simply cannot meet the requirements.

I suppose it makes me feel a bit better, as in it is not necessarily *me*, per se, that is a horrid candidate but ... still isn't great.

Anyone else encounter this?

That makes no sense. Something else is going on. Maybe you have been blackballed.

[Anonymous]

Maybe start your own LLC and get work through that?

I have no trouble getting hired for the equivalent of contractor assignments but it all runs through my LLC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe start your own LLC and get work through that?

I have no trouble getting hired for the equivalent of contractor assignments but it all runs through my LLC.

Where are you incorporated?

[Anonymous]

The issue is remote companies are often not in every single state. Places like DC are not employee friendly. Also states few people live in or no current employees live are a pain.

Ask what states work for the company and use that state. Even better just use state company is in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been applying for gig / contractor jobs left & right, and getting absolutely no response. I finally got through to a recruiting team directly last week and was told that DC has "tax and labor regulations that impact many corporations' hiring policies" and that many corporations simply cannot meet the requirements.

I suppose it makes me feel a bit better, as in it is not necessarily *me*, per se, that is a horrid candidate but ... still isn't great.

Anyone else encounter this?

Yes! I've been doing this kind of work for years and always upset because a lot of the companies can't offer work in DC. Recently, I read that is because of alot of burdensome paperwork and employer requirements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The issue is remote companies are often not in every single state. Places like DC are not employee friendly. Also states few people live in or no current employees live are a pain.

Ask what states work for the company and use that state. Even better just use state company is in.

This. And you can't just change your address. Many of these companies can determine your location when working.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been applying for gig / contractor jobs left & right, and getting absolutely no response. I finally got through to a recruiting team directly last week and was told that DC has "tax and labor regulations that impact many corporations' hiring policies" and that many corporations simply cannot meet the requirements.

I suppose it makes me feel a bit better, as in it is not necessarily *me*, per se, that is a horrid candidate but ... still isn't great.

Anyone else encounter this?

Yes! I've been doing this kind of work for years and always upset because a lot of the companies can't offer work in DC. Recently, I read that is because of alot of burdensome paperwork and employer requirements.

such as what? I would think new administration would target those for elimination if they are serious about reducing "regulations and bureaucracy" especially if they don't want DC to become a dump and want to sell those empty fed buildings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been applying for gig / contractor jobs left & right, and getting absolutely no response. I finally got through to a recruiting team directly last week and was told that DC has "tax and labor regulations that impact many corporations' hiring policies" and that many corporations simply cannot meet the requirements.

I suppose it makes me feel a bit better, as in it is not necessarily *me*, per se, that is a horrid candidate but ... still isn't great.

Anyone else encounter this?

Yes! I've been doing this kind of work for years and always upset because a lot of the companies can't offer work in DC. Recently, I read that is because of alot of burdensome paperwork and employer requirements.

Nah, that doesn't even make sense if OP is legitimately an independent contractor -- that means they are not an employee, so that stuff wouldn't apply.

They just don't want to hire you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been applying for gig / contractor jobs left & right, and getting absolutely no response. I finally got through to a recruiting team directly last week and was told that DC has "tax and labor regulations that impact many corporations' hiring policies" and that many corporations simply cannot meet the requirements.

I suppose it makes me feel a bit better, as in it is not necessarily *me*, per se, that is a horrid candidate but ... still isn't great.

Anyone else encounter this?

absolute BS. I am assuming you mean contractors based in MD or VA?

DC residents have been working for private employers forever. Also, dc has a tax treaty with DC and MD whereby the employee is taxed in the district of residence, not in the district where they work. So if you live in DC and work for a MD employer you pay DC tax and file in DC only.

any "labor regulations" that DC has that the other state does not have would not apply. labor regulations regulate the employer, so a DC employee who works for a MD company (which has no offices in DC) would not be subject to DC employment law.