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Absolutely - I did my best business during and after the big 2008 meltdown -companies threw out the good with the bad in order to save money (on payroll) and th
by ejb999 3y ago
Absolutely - I did my best business during and after the big 2008 meltdown -companies threw out the good with the bad in order to save money (on payroll) and then realized they still needed stuff done - but many departments in many companies weren't (yet) allowed to start hiring back FT employees - it was a golden opp. for consultants, especially if you didn't charge obscene rates (good rates, just not obscene), i.e. rates high enough to make real money, but not so high they needed special approval by several layers of management.
- scruple 3y agoI started freelancing in '08 alongside my full-time job and by '12 had a sizeable down payment for my first home and a very healthy savings account. I didn't overcharge anyone and I leaned hard into former clients to find new work. I walked away from it around '13 because the well dried up. It hadn't occurred to me quite yet that a similar situation may be occuring right now but it makes perfect sense.