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After a long and hesitant pondering, I finally decided to quit my job and go independent.
This was a decision made with no small amount of trepidation. Firstly, to quit a steady job in a climate where the newspapers daily scream about the economy is not at first glance a sensible choice. Secondly, doing the same in a country where the legal system is just different enough from what I grew up in means I'm running the risk of stumbling across some regulation that "everyone" knows about. So, why do it?
Well, for one thing, in spite of my urgings, my former orkplaces were not investing enough in me. In a technology-intense branch such as mine, staying on top of new developments is not just important, it's vital, or you end up with a long, impressive but useless resume. For that purpose, setting aside time and money for training should be mandatory, but experience shows otherwise. The other is that quite frankly, I'm happiest taking on new challenges rather than the day-to-day plodding maintenance of things that are already built. And most importantly, exposure to a variety of different projects and working environment is vastly more effective in raising my skill.
I have done similar work in the past - my first couple of years were spent as a consultant. This, however, is a city with a much different business climate, where independent contracting is almost a way of life. Contracting also allows me a much greater degree of freedom, even though it comes at the price of dealing with bureaucratic minutiae.
So far, all I have managed to do is those minutiae (banks, accountants, blah), but this will change rapidly. I'm also enjoying the unaccustomed state of being at home during a working day. It will not last, but there's no harm in taking advantage of it while it does. Time to visit all those shops that only are open while I'm at work...
This was a decision made with no small amount of trepidation. Firstly, to quit a steady job in a climate where the newspapers daily scream about the economy is not at first glance a sensible choice. Secondly, doing the same in a country where the legal system is just different enough from what I grew up in means I'm running the risk of stumbling across some regulation that "everyone" knows about. So, why do it?
Well, for one thing, in spite of my urgings, my former orkplaces were not investing enough in me. In a technology-intense branch such as mine, staying on top of new developments is not just important, it's vital, or you end up with a long, impressive but useless resume. For that purpose, setting aside time and money for training should be mandatory, but experience shows otherwise. The other is that quite frankly, I'm happiest taking on new challenges rather than the day-to-day plodding maintenance of things that are already built. And most importantly, exposure to a variety of different projects and working environment is vastly more effective in raising my skill.
I have done similar work in the past - my first couple of years were spent as a consultant. This, however, is a city with a much different business climate, where independent contracting is almost a way of life. Contracting also allows me a much greater degree of freedom, even though it comes at the price of dealing with bureaucratic minutiae.
So far, all I have managed to do is those minutiae (banks, accountants, blah), but this will change rapidly. I'm also enjoying the unaccustomed state of being at home during a working day. It will not last, but there's no harm in taking advantage of it while it does. Time to visit all those shops that only are open while I'm at work...