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I think of this more as a consultant-type arrangement. You are not an "employee" because you can at-will change your asking price, take on other jobs, flex you
by jvanderbot 3y ago
I think of this more as a consultant-type arrangement.
You are not an "employee" because you can at-will change your asking price, take on other jobs, flex your hours, and work from wherever you like.
An employee has none of those, while consultants have a bit more of those, and a B2B business probably has the most.
- flakeoil 3y ago> you can at-will change your asking price Not really. Only if they are willing to pay more. And only if you have no fixed contract. ass an employee you can also ask for more at-will. > flex your hours As an employee you can often flex hours. As a consultant sometimes less as you have to deliver. > work from wherever you like Many employees can do that too. Some consultants have to work in the customers office.
- jvanderbot 3y agoI guess it would be better to say you can flex your annual hours and pay by adjusting your contract load. A family member has lived this way for 30 years, and has pretty great flexibility on the scale of a month, but not necessarily day to day.
- hinkley 3y agoI suppose that’s one of the advantages of being an intermittent contractor. The customer doesn’t know why you’re unavailable next Monday and Tuesday. It could be another customer, or it could be a trip to Yosemite.
- samtho 3y agoI think OP’s point here is that you, in general, have more flexibility as a free agent. The trade-off is that the nature of your work changes to include lead gen and salesmanship to initially get those jobs, and active relationship management, billing systems, and consistent output to maintain the jobs. It’s a hustle you must partake in and not everyone is game for that.