I've been self-employed in IT for decades. How I got here: The barrier to employment (in my market) was unnecessarily difficult (it still is). I applied for j

I've been self-employed in IT for decades. How I got here: The barrier to employment (in my market) was unnecessarily difficult (it still is). I applied for jobs while seeking clients. For me, the latter was a less onerous & more productive process. I found clients to be more reasonable than employers. Sometimes a client would eventually hire me, mostly in the same capacity. They were flexible and I still maintained my other customers.