Comments on: contracting, freelancing and linklings http://www.bripblap.com/2009/contracting-freelancing-and-linklings/ wealth, work and life success Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:02:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Curmudgeon http://www.bripblap.com/2009/contracting-freelancing-and-linklings/comment-page-1/#comment-29923 Curmudgeon Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:25:00 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1059#comment-29923 Many things here resonated with me, Steve, but perhaps the most was your comment on setting a standard for life by taking a lower-paying job. I don't know about it in that direction, but the variability in salary for the same work in our society is amazing. It's a combination of your expectations and the type of employers that you find yourself working for. I have a good friend who worked several years for a low-paying employer, and at 32 was happy as a clam to be paid his age times 1000. A couple of job changes later, he found a high-paying employer, doing similar work, and is well into the six figures. Many things here resonated with me, Steve, but perhaps the most was your comment on setting a standard for life by taking a lower-paying job. I don't know about it in that direction, but the variability in salary for the same work in our society is amazing. It's a combination of your expectations and the type of employers that you find yourself working for. I have a good friend who worked several years for a low-paying employer, and at 32 was happy as a clam to be paid his age times 1000. A couple of job changes later, he found a high-paying employer, doing similar work, and is well into the six figures.

]]> By: Curmudgeon http://www.bripblap.com/2009/contracting-freelancing-and-linklings/comment-page-1/#comment-27118 Curmudgeon Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:25:00 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1059#comment-27118 Many things here resonated with me, Steve, but perhaps the most was your comment on setting a standard for life by taking a lower-paying job. I don't know about it in that direction, but the variability in salary for the same work in our society is amazing. It's a combination of your expectations and the type of employers that you find yourself working for. I have a good friend who worked several years for a low-paying employer, and at 32 was happy as a clam to be paid his age times 1000. A couple of job changes later, he found a high-paying employer, doing similar work, and is well into the six figures. Many things here resonated with me, Steve, but perhaps the most was your comment on setting a standard for life by taking a lower-paying job. I don't know about it in that direction, but the variability in salary for the same work in our society is amazing. It's a combination of your expectations and the type of employers that you find yourself working for. I have a good friend who worked several years for a low-paying employer, and at 32 was happy as a clam to be paid his age times 1000. A couple of job changes later, he found a high-paying employer, doing similar work, and is well into the six figures.

]]> By: Pinyo http://www.bripblap.com/2009/contracting-freelancing-and-linklings/comment-page-1/#comment-27096 Pinyo Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:34:44 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1059#comment-27096 Thank you for the kind words about me. :-) Thank you for the kind words about me. :-)

]]> By: William http://www.bripblap.com/2009/contracting-freelancing-and-linklings/comment-page-1/#comment-27094 William Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:19:18 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1059#comment-27094 I know, I know ... it made me feel bad just writing that post! <br><br>It is amazing to see the destruction in the economy. I feel like we are no longer falling off a cliff - there was a while there when we didn't know which bank would be around when we woke up the next day. But now it's like entering a deep winter - things are just not moving. I know, I know … it made me feel bad just writing that post!

It is amazing to see the destruction in the economy. I feel like we are no longer falling off a cliff – there was a while there when we didn't know which bank would be around when we woke up the next day. But now it's like entering a deep winter – things are just not moving.

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