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by blaser-waffle
1870 days ago
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> The nice thing about working for someone else's company is you work 40 hours What in modern society (or even this website) makes you think it's only 40 hours? Or that you can just go "not my problem boss" -- in an At Will state that can literally get you fired on the spot. > If you work for yourself, it's 24/7. No vacations, either. All problems are your problem. Printer quit? Whatcha gonna do about it? It isn't for everyone. Bullocks. You set the hours as a contractor -- literally, in the contact. This is standard freelance stuff. |
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The jobs I've held for the entirety of my so-far 8 year career, where I can count on my hands the number of times I've worked more than 40 hours in a week.
> Or that you can just go "not my problem boss" -- in an At Will state that can literally get you fired on the spot.
The fact that I've done that, many times, and not gotten fired. If you are skilled and a good performer, you have a lot of leverage, doubly so in the current job market.
> Bullocks. You set the hours as a contractor -- literally, in the contact. This is standard freelance stuff.
What happens when a client decides not to pay you? What happens when you can't find enough work to make whatever amount you want to make? How do you establish a reliable client base that won't saddle you with those first 2 problems in the first place? That's just the tip of the iceberg of problems you'll have to deal with on your own if you go the freelance route, which a salaried job will abstract away from you. Not everyone wants to deal with those issues; I certainly don't.