Congrats on the new job!! I can relate to the feeling - when I got laid off I started a company and thought that was all I wanted to do, and I never wanted to work a 9-5 again. About 6 months in, I completely changed my mind and want to go back to a 9-5!! A stable income is part of that, but for me, those bullet points you mentioned about working alone being isolating is so real. I also learned that I just don't like some of the main aspects of growing the business (sales and marketing are not my thing), which are things I don't have to do at a 9-5 (since my background is operations/engineering). There's no shame in changing your mind and redirecting to a new opportunity! Congrats and good luck Monday!!
Thank you so much Maria!! I appreciate you sharing your experience. I am VERY glad to be rid of some administrative aspects of freelancing.... *cough cough* constantly pitching myself to people lol Glad to know I'm not alone in feeling like this. Thanks for the encouragement!
I am glad you were able to find a job. That was my original plan; I just never could find one. I blame a few things like ageism that are out of my control. Like you, I have had good and bad months. I am fortunate to have health insurance through my husband's FT job. Without that, I'd probably have been forced into a job working in retail or something like that. Ideally, I'd have been able to hold on to FT work for a few more years at least. All the roads available to writers are rocky.
Figuring out insurance and forfeiting benefits can be one of the most stressful parts of managing freelancing. For a period of time I was on my former partners insurance, but even then it was costing a ton of money. I agree, all options that writers have are shaky, especially with AI. There were certainly times where I considered getting a part time job at a coffee shop or store to make it easier... I was lucky to find my job when I did.
Congrats on the new job!! I can relate to the feeling - when I got laid off I started a company and thought that was all I wanted to do, and I never wanted to work a 9-5 again. About 6 months in, I completely changed my mind and want to go back to a 9-5!! A stable income is part of that, but for me, those bullet points you mentioned about working alone being isolating is so real. I also learned that I just don't like some of the main aspects of growing the business (sales and marketing are not my thing), which are things I don't have to do at a 9-5 (since my background is operations/engineering). There's no shame in changing your mind and redirecting to a new opportunity! Congrats and good luck Monday!!
Thank you so much Maria!! I appreciate you sharing your experience. I am VERY glad to be rid of some administrative aspects of freelancing.... *cough cough* constantly pitching myself to people lol Glad to know I'm not alone in feeling like this. Thanks for the encouragement!
I am glad you were able to find a job. That was my original plan; I just never could find one. I blame a few things like ageism that are out of my control. Like you, I have had good and bad months. I am fortunate to have health insurance through my husband's FT job. Without that, I'd probably have been forced into a job working in retail or something like that. Ideally, I'd have been able to hold on to FT work for a few more years at least. All the roads available to writers are rocky.
Figuring out insurance and forfeiting benefits can be one of the most stressful parts of managing freelancing. For a period of time I was on my former partners insurance, but even then it was costing a ton of money. I agree, all options that writers have are shaky, especially with AI. There were certainly times where I considered getting a part time job at a coffee shop or store to make it easier... I was lucky to find my job when I did.