On 2015-07-24 11:30, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 05:06:59 -0700
> Keith Smith <techlists@phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
>
>
>> > Another way is to be a freelance hired gun. That's what I used to
>> > do. I'd walk in, get some requirements, agree on an hourly rate,
>> > and deliver
>> > something that worked plausibly in a day or two. Then I'd keep
>> > improving it according to the client's needs. HR doesn't deal with
>> > vendors, and if you're a freelance hired gun, you're a vendor who
>> > gets to talk to the project's principals.
>> >
>>
>> Going out on your own is a great idea. I have recommend doing so to
>> several friends. However being a freelancer or consultant is not for
>> most people.
>
> I've noticed that.
>
> Working for others, getting a steady paycheck and risking no capital is
> wonderful. I know, that's how I worked before 1982. But sometimes you
> have no choice. In some times and in some economies, the only job
> you're going to get is one you make yourself. In the 1982 10.7%
I remember the 80's. I was poor all the way through. I remember the
17% to 19% mortgages. It was a rough time...... But health care was
cheap. I went to the ER in 1980 and received 3 stitches and the total
bill was $35. I was making about $4.70/hr and gas was $0.85/gal.
> unemployment recession, I couldn't get a job and started Steve's Stereo
> Repair, which morphed into Steve Litt Business Systems and then
> Troubleshooters.Com. I really had no choice.
>
> In my case, when better times came, I liked self-employment enough to
> stay that way. A lot of others go back to captive work, because of its
> obvious benefits. Either way, that freelance business was strategic in
> their career, if for nothing else than filling in an embarrassing bald
> spot.
>
> By the way, one of my books describes starting a business for
> employees.
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> July 2015 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21
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