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Take consulting for example. Charging a low rate seems alright except you begin to notice every single one of your competitors charge 3x what you do. In a way
by diminium 15y ago
Take consulting for example. Charging a low rate seems alright except you begin to notice every single one of your competitors charge 3x what you do. In a way, you don't feel like you are worth what the competitors are charging so you just accept work at the lower rate you charge.
In a way, your scared to ask your current clients to pay more and your not certain about how good your work is but everyone else says it's good.
Same thing also for employee when you find out everyone else makes 3x what you do.
- nodata 15y ago3x cheaper? I would guess you've got your maths wrong. Compare yourself to an employee: look at all of the stuff an employee will get but you as a contractor will not, for example: equipment, insurance, pension, healthcare, office space, etc. Now factor in risk. Back to the other contractors: their price is set by the market. If you are as good as them you can still charge 20% less and still be cheaper.
- diminium 15y agoNope, $15-$20 an hour while others in similar roles earn way more. Then comes a speech that says "be lucky you have a good job choice and we're offering you this. There are so many unemployed people in this economy and it's a privilege to find work" and so forth.