[derfnugget]

I'm a software engineer with 5 years at a FANG company. In the entirety of your time at Google did you ever identify a high performing contractor and make your mission to make them a full-time employee?

[dekhn]

My team did. We had a fantastic test engineer (contractor) and hired him. We got no end of shit from management about it (hiring contractors is a no-no) but it was the right thing to do.

[schmookeeg]

JOOC Why is hiring contractors a no-no? I have the opposite problem right now -- I'm a contractor being pestered to go W2 and I am resisting as politely as I can. It's actually been a common thing in my career. (here's half of the cash and a dental plan -- uhhh thanks but no?)

Surprised that someone like G would avoid using this as a culture/work fit litmus test and not want to fast-track great contractors.

[lazyasciiart]

I assume you're asking as a contractor wanting to become fulltime? It's probably worth letting people you work with know that you'd take a fulltime role, because IME many contractors had no interest whatsoever in converting. But you should make sure to know about any legal/administrative blockers, like agreements between your contract company and your FAANG workplace.

[guluarte]

depends on the contract, some contracts have a clause for non-solicitation