Freelancing for agencies
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- jamble0
I've had similar offers this year and rejected them.
The reason my freelance rate is higher than what they'd pay a salaried member of staff is because I don't know from one month to the next if I'm going to be working so I need to cover for this. Also of course, I'm usually called in at the last minute to cover busy periods.
If you're not interested in the full time position, then there's little point basically slashing your rates just to suit them which is what they're asking you do if you stay freelance.
As for the suggestion of 2-3 days a week, I considered an offer like this a while back but found that I'm usually booked by agencies for 2-4 weeks typically so being unavailable 2-3 days a week would effectively rule me out of working for anyone else.
I'd say if you're happy with how the freelancing is going, stick to your rates and don't accept offers like that.