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- emecks0
I am in exactly this situation right now, even worse I got another freelancer to do some work for this client. Now I'm in the position that I feel responsible for getting someone else into this situation.
What I have learned from this other freelancer is that it pays to be unavailable. If you are self employed you are the boss, your client is the client and whilst you want to do the very best you can for them they need to realise that you are not an employee and as such you decide to a degree what your availability is, don't "ask" for holidays, "tell" them when your holidays are for example.
It is a tightwire, and if anything the politics involved in projects like these contradict the reasons I became self-employed in the first place, I think the only so(u)lution is to turn down all work that is not tied to a specific project and a specific timeframe, this allows you to charge a fair price for your talent too - if you're working on-site it is only a matter of time before "everyone needs to answer the phone today" etc kicks in... which ultimately frustrates you AND your client.
my tuppence
- This is solid advice here. Say, "Listen, I have a project next Monday and Tuesday, but I'll be available Wednesday."AndyRoss
- canuck0
GO PENS!