I had something that I felt was similar. I'd been working at 2 startups, one was a rollercoaster in terms of pay, and the other was in terms of work. But instead of relocation, it was wanting me to come in to the office daily vs. a few times a week. It just so happened that at the same time the responsibilities increased, but the compensation would've been far from fair at that point.
I ended up doing full-time work, but I will want to go back at some point to being independent. Though, I'm tired of tech companies and will probably not want to stay in tech forever.
I'm working as a Software Architect for a company. I'd be lying if I said I really wanted to add a daily commute to my lifestyle, but the work is interesting and enjoyable. Helping a company transition from legacy technologies (in an industry very slow to adopt anything new) to newer technologies is an interesting challenge for me that avoids all the AI/ML buzzwords I've had to deal with this year.
My problem honestly was it was a challenge to find clients. I spent a lot of 2017 building a product for my consultancy, and the only place that was really intrigued enough was the place that hired me exactly a year after I showed them. I could go on about that experience, but I was experiencing burnout again after everything that came from that business.
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I had something that I felt was similar. I'd been working at 2 startups, one was a rollercoaster in terms of pay, and the other was in terms of work. But instead of relocation, it was wanting me to come in to the office daily vs. a few times a week. It just so happened that at the same time the responsibilities increased, but the compensation would've been far from fair at that point.
I ended up doing full-time work, but I will want to go back at some point to being independent. Though, I'm tired of tech companies and will probably not want to stay in tech forever.
Lately, I've started to feel the same way. However, that could just be some form of a burnout given that I've worked with 200+ clients this year.
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I'm working as a Software Architect for a company. I'd be lying if I said I really wanted to add a daily commute to my lifestyle, but the work is interesting and enjoyable. Helping a company transition from legacy technologies (in an industry very slow to adopt anything new) to newer technologies is an interesting challenge for me that avoids all the AI/ML buzzwords I've had to deal with this year.
My problem honestly was it was a challenge to find clients. I spent a lot of 2017 building a product for my consultancy, and the only place that was really intrigued enough was the place that hired me exactly a year after I showed them. I could go on about that experience, but I was experiencing burnout again after everything that came from that business.