I avoid salaried roles when I can because the IP ownership rules are way too onerous. They own your brain, all of it, and if you have any creative habits at all

I avoid salaried roles when I can because the IP ownership rules are way too onerous. They own your brain, all of it, and if you have any creative habits at all, your employer has an option on the output. Fuck that. It's an indenture. The trade-off of salaried roles is the promise of stability and status, and in this day and age, these are both bold lies. You'd think this is the luck of being in a high demand field - except that low-demand and even competitive fields like construction, teaching, and pretty much everything outside white collar corporate work does not have this brain ownership clause. It seems like anything with "status," trades your brain, which is hilarious, because you essentially become corporate property in exchange for some flattery. If you need a job, take one, take the money, and use it to get into a financial position where you have bargaining leverage to own your brain and the freedom to use your own hours.