Intuit, like other tech co's, makes a business of hiring out full-time employees as contractors, basically perma-temps. This is done to save money on benefits and to reduce headcounts for shareholders and investors. In reality, its a flimsy legal facade for FT employees who are not considered FT employees. The hourly rate is just average and it's a struggle even for your recruiter to convince them that going beyond their low budget range is the right move. If you get a FT offer after temping at Intuit, avoiding giving notice. As nice as they may seem, they'll cut your contract immediately. The rationale is usually something like "not worth our effort to invest in you" and that this is just a "business decision", but it ultimately underscores just how disposable you are. You may then leave yourself without a paycheck before you start your FT job, and its worth pointing out that they generally do not act with flexibility in converting to FT. In other words, if you point out that you have an FT offer, they will still not give any real consideration to converting you, even if the work is valuable to the department and there is a consistent full-time need for someone to handle that kind of work. Ultimately I had an initial great impression interviewing with my team at Intuit and would have loved to work there full-time, but the disposability of contractors really changed my view on this. This company is extremely profitable but many workers here don't benefit from that. I was surprised at employee orientation just how many new hires were actually temps and not FT.
