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Oh I wouldn't even entertain a contract position...
I had this while back...I was working for company doing DR/Replication scripting...I was about 2/3 way through the job and they decided that "they could finish the job themselves" and graciously released me from my contract...
They called me back about 2 weeks later, at which point I quoted them 400% of my original rate, payable in advance, to finish the work. ;-) They were fucking LIVID..
Of course, they didn't re-book me, but the rumor mill told me that they brought it in about a year behind schedule and at about 2x the budget they had allocated...
Helpful hint - do documentation LAST. If they fire you before it's done, they get SQUAT. I didn't even have passwords written down for them.