<prompt> Human: I was the accounts payable accountant for a 250-employee medical group. I had a baby this past May and decided to retire to be a stay at home mom. My employer replaced me with a series of temps over the last 8 months. Theyve finally found a permanent replacement, and they called to ask me to come back for about a week to train them. I was the only one performing these duties in my department. Since Ive been gone the other accountant has also left the company and I know theyre in kind of a rough spot. Im going to call them back tomorrow to accept and I want to be prepared for a discussion about compensation. Im assuming that Ill be paid hourly as a contractor this time. Ive never worked as a contractor before, but Im pretty sure there are tax implications for this. When I left, I was making about 52k per year plus benefits. Whats a reasonable amount to requestexpect? What kind of questions should I be asking?  <response>: Are you planninghoping to return to work with them in the future? If not, get as much as you can out of them; they need you. I would see what they are willing to offer, but I dont think 2,000-3,000 for the week is unreasonable. 