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In most cases its "by having previous connections" or "pure luck". If it would be easy - everyone would be doing consunlting coz it pays way better and work-li
by pojzon 3y ago
In most cases its "by having previous connections" or "pure luck".
If it would be easy - everyone would be doing consunlting coz it pays way better and work-life balance is also better.
- twojobsoneboss 3y agoIs work life balance really better when you have to worry bout finding your next gig and also that everything’s on you (don’t have a team/others to fall back on)?
- pojzon 3y agoWhen 3 months of one gig pay for your whole year of expenses - yes its better.
- twojobsoneboss 3y agoYou must live outside the US. In the US If you’re only looking at expenses many full time jobs can get there in 3-6mos too. And not even big tech Sure it’s nice to have the choice to not work between engagements but again you’ll be back to finding the next one
- gostintheshell 3y agoIf you bounce from full time to full time with 75% unemployment you are a no-hire many places and almost universally in a downturn. Consulting and contracting is often used to be vague and even pretend you are unsuccessfully looking for contracts a lot of the time precisely because that is the reality for many and more acceptable for many types of employment.