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When I went freelance, it was hard not having a boss at first, now I'm totally into it. It took around a year for me to get everything to where I felt good about it. I think a lot of people don't realize that the uncomfortable feeling of not having a boss usually doesn't last forever. The people who liked working from home probably get it. We are taught to have bosses from a very early age.
Not having a more senior person to go to when you get stuck could be a problem.
I always have Mr. Stackoverflow as my senior person.
That is, until he slaps me in the face and tells me my questions are always repeated.
This is answered in the previous thread. Marked as duplicate.
Fffffffffffffffffffff
Wut?
I freelanced for about a decade, and frankly, I like having a steady gig now instead lol but I’m still really glad I did it that’s for sure. It had its advantages.
There's security in a paycheck and there's security in knowing you're not the boss. I agree, being freelance or an employee both have advantages. I think it took me awhile to realize that there is some security in being freelance, I didn't know that and had to relearn a lot of things.
Good luck! Rooting for you.
Thanks!
Also was a freelancer. I felt like I had more bosses. Instead of one person to keep happy it was an entire client staff to keep happy. I gave it up for a lot of reasons and went back to corporate.