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As a consultant, you get to decide how often you take jobs. You can work yourself to the bone, or you can take 6 months off per year. You can change your work
by mrmekon 12y ago
As a consultant, you get to decide how often you take jobs. You can work yourself to the bone, or you can take 6 months off per year. You can change your work schedule as your mood or personal situation changes. If you're up for it, it's quite easy to work your ass off, and it's quite easy to turn that efficiency into more money. And when you're young and/or strongly financially motivated that's easier to do.
As a salaried employee, you usually can't control when you work. You're (supposedly) going to be in the office ~40 hours a week for ~50 weeks a year, every year. So you naturally shift into a slower pace to avoid burnout.
I don't see it as a problem. You trade off efficiency for long-term stability.
- NickWarner775 12y agoAgreed. I work in a salary job now, and find myself not pushing to do the extra work as much, just since I know that I will be paid my salary almost regardless, and that there is close to no incentive to finish a project fast. People like independent contractors or consultants that get paid by the project do their work FAST and WELL. I've worked with many.
- notduncansmith 12y agoI think it's worth pointing out that "salaried employee" is not the opposite of "consultant". I work for a consultancy, and while we receive a steady salary twice a month, we're rewarded well for finishing early. I can't speak to how common this is as a practice, but I'd just like it to be known that being salaried does not necessarily entail a lack of concrete motivation to perform above the minimum.