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Thank you for the in-debth response. My spouse is on board emotionally, we've talked thoroughly about it. Health insurance stuff will be taken care of if I do
by maybeindie 15y ago
Thank you for the in-debth response.
My spouse is on board emotionally, we've talked thoroughly about it. Health insurance stuff will be taken care of if I do quit and is baked into my calculations (as is VAT, taxes, etc).
I start networking and pitching actively to my contacts for work/ the day after I resign, which means I'd have three months left in my job to find clients/contracts before I started working on my own - standard notice of resignation in my country is three months.
- justincormack 15y agoDon't forget that your first client could be your current employer, on different terms, if the relationship is good now and continues to be.
- maybeindie 15y agoThat's a good point, and something I actually hadn't thought about. I have a good relationship and reputation with the company so I'll look into it. Thanks. :)
- mgkimsal 15y agoSomething else to consider - recruiters. Not sure what your country is like, but in the US recruiters aren't only focused on full/time gigs. I landed a short term contract last year via a recruiter. It was a little more trouble that in was worth, maybe, but it was a few weeks of work, got me inside another local company, expanded my contacts/network, and added to the bottom line. I'd suggest you reach out to some local recruiters to have one more iron in the fire. Just be fairly firm about your conditions, whether they be limited on-site time, work from home, pay, etc. Gentle plug: I'm rekindling my webdevindie.com blog to get out my experiences on this and related topics, also in anticipation of our second indieconf.com conference in November :)