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I'm a IT freelancer. And I have switched from hourly jobs to "projects". I do not get paid by the hour, I get paid by the project. Now I do multiple jobs at th

I'm a IT freelancer. And I have switched from hourly jobs to "projects". I do not get paid by the hour, I get paid by the project. Now I do multiple jobs at the same time, while waiting on one, I work on the other. And as long as the job is done: all is well, no one should care how many hours I spent on them. Perhaps we should all move to the "what needs to get done" mentality and get paid for the job and not for the hours present. In that case it no longer matters how many companies I work for.

robertlagrant 4y ago
This is missing the point, I think. If you're a freelancer then everyone agrees on the situation. Each of the companies you do work for only wants you to do a specific thing. They don't pay your sick leave, or really for your time at all (or if they pay for your time, it's for a fixed period). They don't benchmark your salary, provide you with benefits, or anything else. They don't have to find an alternative role for you internally if your current one isn't required any more, pay you redundancy or give you notice, or manage your pension. They don't expect you to stick around and keep stuff running. All of the things that being an employee adds on top of what you get, are in exchange for working for them, as opposed to having freelance-style contracts with them. Wanting to be someone with an employee's benefits, but a freelancer's flexibility, seems a confused stance.