Stability or Money?
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- doesnotexist0
gotta find clients that need continuous work
- airey0
and while doing that maybe find the pot 'o gold at the end of the rainbow?
- fyoucher10
I do the freelance thing for the money aspect. I would never make as much as I do now at an agency or studio. But...at the same time you have to bust your ass to make it work for you. It's one thing to get new clients, it's another thing keeping them and getting a steady flow of work from them. You also have to deal with a ton more stress as a freelancer (Probably why I have high blood pressure). You sometimes have to work on Friday and Saturday nights. You're your own boss, and I'm a shitty boss. Your family's quality of life is on the line if you don't have any work and if you don't bring in the loot.
The good side is: My daughter will be able to go to college without having to worry about how to pay for it (an option I didn't have). We live very comfortably, we don't worry about money or bills. We go on vacations, we do fun things together. My wife doesn't have to work but gets to spend quality time with our daughter. I can afford life insurance (just in case shit happens, my family is covered for the rest of their lives) and also have good health insurance (Just in case the shit comes down). We're ready for retirement and very likely able to retire early. Most of that would not be possible if I was working a FT job somewhere doing what I do.
Freelancing is what you make of it though. Just like a FT job too.
Money isn't everything either. If I was single, I would probably do the FT thing for the social aspect and so I would work less and party more. But if you have others that rely on you, then do what you think is best for them.
- hellogoodbye0
Sorry I should clarify....I meant contract for the same agency/firm or go full-time with the same agency/firm.
- get quotes on ppersonal insurance etc and weigh the options realistically.airey
- ukit0
How about neither?
- mydo0
^ neither. how about happiness? you spend more time working than anything else in your life, really, what is important to you? doing a job where you wake up in the morning and feel excited about what you have to do that day. spending time with people you respect and grow with.... do that and stability and money will find you, not the other way round.
- raf0
Contract, especially if it is the same company. More money, I reckon more time to source other clients for increased stability. I am sure your time will be more flexible this way as well. If they were to fire you, they would've done this whether you were contract or permanent.
Having said this, I was once let go by a large company afer a few years of contract work when they decided to tighten their belt in the wake of a big market slump. They got rid of most of their non – permanent staff then.
Still, looking back and knowing this – I wouldn't choose to go permanent when they offered me to after the first half a year there.- thx.hellogoodbye
- But... you have to weigh the risk. Are they really giving you a choice now? Are they suggesting either option?raf
- Douglas0
ask for your salary to be your freelance rate.
- I'd be making lot more than the CD which is insane. They'd never go for it.hellogoodbye
- I had the same thing. If you are a consultant, they'll pay you lots. If you're employed, no way.raf
- benfal990
sell drugs.
- Invalid0
fulltime + freelance on the side = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
but you are too fucking tired to do anything else and you have no life.but, freelancing in an industry that you also work fulltime in, opens you up to all sorts of tax goodies. you can claim on basically anything you spend money on. it's great!
but you have no life, stress is more, you lose hair, family, relationships, you watch more porn, smoke more pot, work gets tardy, time management goes out the window, everyone hates you, but you have more money.
- Amby0
both don't last too long