I have been freelancing for more than 10years and the experience has awesome. But I recently accepted a salary job because I felt the need to refresh my network by meeting new people and making new friends. I also want to have a little feel of how the professional environment runs these days so I can spice up my customers relation skills. Contrary to your experience, freelancing gives you a lot of opportunities to learn new skills and improve on old skills at your desired pace. But the real danger there is that you may not be a Master at anyone. This is because you're always going to expand your skills set and keep up with trends to attract new clients. I still freelance at my spare time but I will return to fulltime freelancing after one year in this job. I like the freedom to travel as I want and the freedom to attend conferences which I have lost at the moment.
I'm fairly lucky in the sense that my company promote and support your attendance for conferences. It's a really nice touch. I wish you all the best for when you go back to your freelancing career!
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I have been freelancing for more than 10years and the experience has awesome. But I recently accepted a salary job because I felt the need to refresh my network by meeting new people and making new friends. I also want to have a little feel of how the professional environment runs these days so I can spice up my customers relation skills. Contrary to your experience, freelancing gives you a lot of opportunities to learn new skills and improve on old skills at your desired pace. But the real danger there is that you may not be a Master at anyone. This is because you're always going to expand your skills set and keep up with trends to attract new clients. I still freelance at my spare time but I will return to fulltime freelancing after one year in this job. I like the freedom to travel as I want and the freedom to attend conferences which I have lost at the moment.
Thanks for sharing your story, Michael.
I'm fairly lucky in the sense that my company promote and support your attendance for conferences. It's a really nice touch. I wish you all the best for when you go back to your freelancing career!