Comment on I'm about to get fired. How do I make sure my next job is a better place to work?

• jbrains@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  My first Adult Job (not a teenager job) lasted 4 years and ended in 2001. After that I became a freelancer. Since then, the longest gig I’ve had is 11 weeks or 1-2 weeks every 4-6 weeks for about 4 years.

  I got away with that for 25 years and now I’m struggling to figure out what happens next.

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  • LarryBetraitor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Sounds quite fun. You were able to live off of freelancing, too? Not to mention, shorter gigs means more skills for your resume and more connections!

    How were you able to get your start freelancing?

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    • jbrains@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It has its moments, but it also led to significant terror every year, wondering whether this would be the last year people would hire me.

      I started accidentally. I stockpiled cash from my IBM job, then I wrote some things about a topic that was becoming popular. Then people noticed me. Since I didn’t have to settle for another scrappy job, I could take a chance on doing a few gigs that paid good money.

      Two years later, somebody identified me as The Person to write The Next Book on that topic. And then a few influential people amplified me.

      And then a few more.

      That was the luck I needed.

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