Freelance or fulltime job?
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- paraselene0
you have no idea...
- ********0
I work both and agency life sucks, my most creative time is late at night and working a 8-5 job doesnt really allow me to do that. Plus the bureaucracy, short time lines and over worked schedules make it insane, stay freelance my friend, one day i will be able to do that, hopefully
- Jaline0
Personally I would rather be around a good group of friends than sitting alone at home by myself staring at a wall. Doesn't matter if the projects are good/bad on either side of the fence. I've done both and I prefer the office, friendships, no paperwork, no project managing and a steady paycheck.
smielke
(Jul 25 07, 18:36)I agree with this in the sense that while I love being on my own, but I also need to get out of the house every once in a while. And I know that I wouldn't do it as much if I were a freelancer. I love the freedom that comes with freelancing, but there is also more of a tendency to get lazy (in my case, at least).
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but not much free time outside of the office - at least not around here in the big apple where i've been + long commutes.
however, i'm a little young to start freelancing now... gotta build up the portfolio and work and that can only be easily done by working a full - time job for a while.
bcline
(Jul 25 07, 19:11)Exactly. I can't really freelance much right now because I have to build up the portfolio first.
As for the full-time job I have right now, it's primarily only for the summer (although one can argue that going to school full-time is work in and of itself, but without pay). I get bored all the time, but I also like the stability and money that comes with it. It also depends on who you're working with. Unfortunately most of the people I work with could be my parents.
- mrbee28280
Any one who thinks that being a freelancer means you don't have to work under pressure, tight deadlines or have to be available during "normal" hours for a conference call is FUCKING KINDING themselves.
You will work harder as a freelancer because it's YOUR life in your hands and you're not on someone's tit. If you aren't ready to commit to a 9-5 then don't because you'll take it and get fired in 6 months for coming in late.
I've double my income and double my hours as a freelancer but I like it. You have to were so many hats and know how to conduct business.
If you aren't into all that full time offers security, steady work and allows you to focus on your primary discipline.
Nobody on this forum can help you make that decision. If I could though... I'd hire your ass in a minute. You've done some sick work.
- blaw0
hey freelancers
what do you do, when you got no freelance?senseg
(Jul 26 07, 01:53)----
the plan is to work on my house.
the good news is i haven't had time to work on my house.
*for 'bad news', please see 'good news'.
- visualplane_0
Fulltime Contract Freelance while sharing an office space with other freelancers FTW?
- hiatus0
You will work harder as a freelancer because it's YOUR life in your hands and you're not on someone's tit.
mrbee2828
1-i love tits
2- wats FTW mean,VPlane?
3-I'd love to be freelance someday.
4-do you have to LLC Urself , whats the easiest way to make your self a company in the design biz. LINKS thanks seriously.
- i don't think working harder is only for freelancers.doesnotexist
- version30
back in the day ftw meant fuck the world, the inter-softies have re dubbed this for the win
this is a sad occurrence brought on by button pushers
freelance takes a certain type of person, your deadlines are only loomed over by yourself and the ability to balance responsibility/personal life is one that you have to sort out internally
as far as the vacation argument, buy a notebook, i love my job, working on vacation wouldn't be considered work, i actually think buttons are fun
my stepmom still sees me as unemployed though, but fuck her anyway, she's just mad i'm no solder monkey
- hiatus0
funny about that mom-comment, i think my girlfriends parent see me as somekind of slacker cause I'm a Web/GDesigher.
I feel like she thinks I'm in anoffice making money coloring in coloring books or someshit.
just the vibe i get, anyone know that vibe from the parents...ha:D
- senseg0
probably the best is to share an office space with others freelancers... thats what i want to do in future.
but yeh guy, fulltime sucks, you were right. i made my decision staying freelance. i will change it if i will find a REALLY GOOD team to join in.
- hiatus0
freelance office share sounds like a positive form of wrking!!
so any help on making myself a Company/freelance :/ thanks
- nocomply0
I guess I'm what you would call a perma-lancer or a contracted freelancer.
I work 4 days a week for a small studio and spend fridays doing my own freelance stuff.
its a good balance, but it makes it hard to do too much of my own freelance work because of time constraints.
On the plus side, I more or less set my own hours when i work in the studio and i still get a steady paycheck.
I worked full-time for 2 years before making this switch, and I've found that there is probably no situation that would make me 100% satisfied. To me there will always be something about the job that I don't like. The grass will always seem greener on the other side.
I think that regardless of working full-time or going freelance, you should look at what you want to do in life and see which style of working will fit you best.
- utopian0
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- doesnotexist0
i was a freelancer for 6 years and just got my first fulltime job ever. i have to say, though it was a blast being freelance and having all the freedom that comes along with it, at some point you realize you can't work on the really huge jobs. at least i did.
i love my new job, and i'm happy to stroll into work around 10ish everyday. the people i work with are great and i get to touch a lot of different brands and make a mark.
- luckyorphan0
General rule:
<35 years old & single = Freelance. The world is your oyster.
>35 years old & married w/ kids = Full Timer. Bills to pay & mouths to feed. Stability and soul-sucking sell-outness is your friend.There are always exceptions, though. And personally speaking I did the freelance hustle plenty, but found out quickly that my pre-existing condition made it impossible for me to support myself because I couldn't get health care. Within six months, I was spending over $2k on meds, which ate through my freelance dough pretty quick. Now that I'm married with kids and over 30, I'm firmly in the full-time category.
But since I'm the sole bread-winner, I freelance all the time on top of it, and pursue my own creative work as well.
Never stop pushing.
- Amicus0
I'm in the start of transitioning from full-time through freelance to owning/running an agency (hopefully).
I'm so busy right now and trying to organise a time to meet with the bosses and cut my hours at work. This should give me the time to do a better job with my freelance work.
I've basically been working in the office by myself the last 6 months or so while the bosses work from home or on the road, but I still know my biggest challenge will be to keep from procrastinating.
Wish me luck. :)
- ukit20
Current plan is to move to a remote Third World paradise where I can live cheaply, sit on the beach with my iPad and maybe code up a WordPress site a month.
Just kidding, in real life I slave away at a big agency to pay my rent, bills and taxes to the government which goes to bombing Third World countries.
- the irony is the tax you've paid so far would probably pay for the bomb that killed you in said 3rd world countryAmicus
