You’re hedging. Which is understandable – hiring is expensive, commitment is scary, you’re not sure if investing in product design will actually move the needle

You’re hedging. Which is understandable – hiring is expensive, commitment is scary, you’re not sure if investing in product design will actually move the needle. So you post for a “freelance UX designer” because it feels lower-risk than full-time. Temporary. Reversible. Like renting furniture. Problem is, that hedging doesn’t stay contained in the job description. It shows up in budget discussions. In timeline negotiations. In how decisions get made. In whether anything actually gets built.