Freelance or fulltime job?
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has anyone mentioned full-time contract freelance?
benefits: you get paid for every hour you work. you are never tied down to an agency. more often than not, you will never work more than a typical 40-50 hour work week. you are around other designers that you can bounce ideas off of.
cons: you only get paid for the hours you work. you are never promoted, per se, while contracting. you have no benefits (ie healthcare/401k), and people that are hired on may not consider you as being an actual part of the 'team'. oh, and course, there is also the job security factor...you have none being a fulltime contract freelancer.
everything aside though, if it is an option, full-time contract freelance is the way to go.
...but i guess i am speaking out of experience, and am pretty damn lucky to be in the position i am in right now.
just my 2 cents to consider.