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what kind of work were you doing in europe making 170k? that is about 84 eur per hour full time. to fill your sales channel you would spend 30% of your time hun
by b20000 3y ago
what kind of work were you doing in europe making 170k? that is about 84 eur per hour full time. to fill your sales channel you would spend 30% of your time hunting gigs so you actually have a 120 eur hourly rate if you only work 70% of the time. so curious whether you were in finance and in what country.
- alexanderchr 3y agoIf you’re working long term contracts you definitely won’t be spending 30% of your time doing sales. And €85-100/h is not unheard of, I’d even go as far as to say that €85/h is on the lower end in some places if you have particular experience.
- b20000 3y agoyou can lose a contract anytime so if you want to remain employed you have to keep the funnel full also working for one client is being a fake contractor risking reclassification and social security penalties
- alexanderchr 3y agoSure, but my experience is that once you’re somewhat established this is not something that takes nearly 30% of your time. It’s more about passively keeping up with your network, and work tends to find you. Rules for working with one client really differs from country to country as well, even within the EU. I believe Germany is quite strict on it but no problems at all in Sweden for example.
- zerr 3y agoWhy contractors with multiple clients are more privileged than single-client ones? If a person is willing to give up the EU-ean employee safety and benefits, i.e. exchange that with pure cash and become a contractor - even for the current employer, that should be a personal choice, not something that government should be involved.
- b20000 3y agothere are laws in EU countries … nothing you can do about that