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Well that all sounds nice and dandy, but imagine you don't find new clients or they don't pay your invoices or you get seriously sick or something in your priva
by fs111 10y ago
Well that all sounds nice and dandy, but imagine you don't find new clients or they don't pay your invoices or you get seriously sick or something in your private life needs all your attention.
Employment isn't so bad in those cases.
- SketchySeaBeast 10y agoThat's my struggle with this - it feels like living in constant fear of something going awry and a bout of extreme anxiety every 6-12 months. I'll take my impostor syndrome and constant medium-high anxiety thank you very much.
- lsaferite 10y agoYes, you have to get new clients, that is always a risk. Proper structuring of payment schedules and IP transfer helps with invoice payment. Also, having long-term relationships with clients also helps there. I would hope you carry some sort of insurance in the case of life taking a sudden left-turn, but perhaps you don't. Ideally you financially plan enough to cover something like that. I've been a contractor as several points in my life and loved it mostly. It is sometimes stressful making sure everything is on track, but the freedom of not depending on any one client and the difference in income that allowed me to work less If I wanted was great. I currently work as an employee and also like the benefits it provides and the people I work with. But, I also know that ultimately companies now days have very little loyalty so my mind never lets me think of being an employee as some absolute guarantee of stability.
- fs111 10y ago> I currently work as an employee and also like the benefits it provides and the people I work with. So you broadly claim that "employment is dead" using big words like "feudal system" and how you can make so much more money contracting etc. etc. and then it turns out you are an employee after all? Seriously?
- usefulcat 10y agoCheck the usernames; unless Isaferite is the same person as VLM, Isaferite didn't make the comments you're quoting.
- fs111 10y agotrue, but isaferite was agreeing with OP, so I stick to my words.
- lsaferite 10y agoNope. Never said anything about agreeing with that comment. I was strictly commenting on the "I am pretty happy with my employment. Paid vacation, paid sick days, reasonable hours and all that good stuff." So, please don't put words in my mouth.
- lsaferite 10y agoI never made any such claim nor would I agree with such a claim. Perhaps you should pay a bit more attention before getting outraged?
- joshuamorton 10y agoTime I need to spend managing clients is time I don't spend on self improvement or development. I'd prefer to specialize and be a better software developer than a decent software developer and mediocre client wrangler.