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> When I take on work I have my fixed daily rate that I charge whether I am working from Paris, SF, London or the Welsh Highlands. > My employer is paying for m
by joubert 6y ago
> When I take on work I have my fixed daily rate that I charge whether I am working from Paris, SF, London or the Welsh Highlands.
> My employer is paying for my time, expertise, knowledge, experience and delivery quality.
> I am not worth more or less because of where I work.
It sounds like you you do contract work ("daily rate") as opposed to being an employee.
Do you charge the same rate regardless of where your customer is located, or do you charge more for a company located in Paris/SF/London vs one located in Arkansas?
- satysin 6y agoI have done a mixture over the years. Some will be fixed term contracts (3-12 months usually) for a fixed daily rate. Others have been your regular full-time employee contract. I was a normal member of the company I just happened to not work in the office (or very rarely, maybe once every 2-3 months I would travel and stay in a hotel for a night or two). For contact work my daily rate does not change regardless of where the company is located. Obviously this can make me a little "cheap" in some places and very expensive in others. After each contract I will re-evaluate my rate. Usually if I find it a bit too easy to get work I up it. Providing my rate is enough to cover all my bills and put what I want into savings I am good. I have never been too bothered about chasing that little bit extra. At least not constantly chasing. I have a pretty solid financial plan for the future that I am happy with. When I joined a company as a full time remote employee my salary matched those of the employees I was working with. Obviously it was a fair bit less than what I could get doing contact work but that is a trade off I was willing to make for the stability at the time.