Freelance vs Permanent 2012

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    On my own for 14 years only holding a FT position once (where I also freelanced at the same time).

    Fulltime:
    - Work hours are the same. You get off on the weekends and holidays. 9am - 6pm and then you're done with work, don't have to think about it too much after that.
    - You know how much loot you're making every week.
    - You'll make a decent salary.
    - You have a job title.
    - Health insurance.
    - You get to see people in person.
    - You probably have to commute. Possibly a real shitty commute.

    Freelance:
    - You probably have to commute. Down your stairs.
    - You have co-workers, mainly your dog.
    - You have health insurance but you pay out of your ass for it.
    - You have a lot of job titles. Basically everyone's. You do everything.
    - You have no fucking clue how much you'll make next week.
    - You can literally make 10 times as much as you do at a full-time job but you can also not make shit.
    - You actually have to go out and get the work, get new busines, and maintain it.
    - You think you'll have more free time but you'll actually be working twice as much.
    - When everyone is off of work and in bed, you're still thinking about how you could do things better and everything you'll be doing the next day. You're never off.
    - You work weekends. A lot. And even holidays.
    - You'll have to deal with a ton of stress. But that's also what makes you stronger and better in everything.
    - You'll make a lot of mistakes, but you'll learn from them VERY quickly.

    Freelance is all about how much you want to put into it. The people I know that DON'T work too hard at it (especially the folks who say they don't work that much), also don't last very long at it. The people I know that work very hard at it, are very successful. Then there's the in-betweeners, folks who work normal hours every week - which is actually the hardest thing to do.

    I used to work like a madman (think 12+hrs a day, 6-7 days a week), now I attempt to balance it and make as much free time to spend with my family. However, I'm still working on average 55-60 hours a week.

    Freelance is definitely not for everyone.

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