Stability vs Flexibility - Getting out of the Gig-Economy

I had a call with a recruiter today, and when I was done I mentioned it to my partner. They immediately asked why I took the call and what I was looking for. I was intrigued by the amount of base salary that they were offering and that didn't even phase my partner.

They just wanted to know, why I took the call. Was I actually thinking about getting a (shudder) job?

The truth is no, I was probably not going to pursue this job, I don't see myself as someone that would ever take another job, but there is something about the stability of a bi-weekly paycheck and someone else handling all the sales, administration, etc that comes with doing the work that I do now.

But on the flip side there is a lot of "risk" for me taking a job. What if I don't get along with my manager, or there is a shuffle within the company after a short period of time and I get a manager that I don't like. What if I don't get along with some of my co-workers, or the projects they give me are boring.

What if I ask for vacation and they deny it?

So, no, I won't be taking a job, and I will be reflecting a bit more about why I even took the call with the recruiter (which took 30mins out of my day). There is only so much time in a day, and I should be trimming all the things that don't spark joy so I can appreciate the things in life that do.

The idea of having to go into an office even only a few days a week is not something that sparks joy.

No more loafing for #noloafing

All of these posts are tagged with the #noloafingmoney so if you want to see what I'm doing over there, that is the place to do it.

Its time for me to stop loafing and get involved. Plan to see a lot more of me on this platform and the other front ends.

The goal

The goal is to build a product or series of products that allows me to scale. The financial goal is to build a business that has a monthly revenue stream of $5k with less than 20hrs worked on average by the end of 2020

The Why

If this is your first time here, thanks for stopping by. I wrote my first post on this topic in November 2019. They all have a "special" tag, so you can find them all here: #noloafingmoney. If you want to see where this all started, its with this post, Money and the Gig-Economy.

Be sure to follow along and leave a comment below!

Cheers,
NL

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