This is the question that we all should consider before jumping into a career/job. Freelance and corporate jobs are very different from each other, meaning one could be much more satisfying and comfortable to someone than the other. It's all about preference.
Now, the advantages of a freelance job consists of a few different things. One major aspect would be the freedom to set your own hours and choose your own clients to work with. Another advantage is location. Meaning, not being constricted to one area to do business. So it's like you can take your work anywhere you decide to go or live for that matter. I dig the freedom aspect of a freelance job. It comes with just being self-motivated and carrying out the mission at hand.
On to corporate. With a corporate job you get to have steady pay and vacation days that come with the job. It's much more concrete and structured in a company vs. freelancing your own ideas. The nice thing that corporate also provides is somewhat of stability and much more business support within the job. Its an opportunity to come in at a certain time and leave at a certain time through a work week/period. To some, that structure is key to succeeding in the job place.
Honestly, when looking at both of these types of jobs, I think that I could defiantly fit in both categories. But for the sake of choosing one or the other, I would defiantly want to try the freelance side of the business. It's something new and different that I could learn to embrace. Being able to have the freedom to choose clients that I'm interested in would only help motivate me more and stay on time of the job at hand. And being able to take my business anywhere I need to go would be very beneficial cause I would love to travel.
Mike Meezy, I totally dig the second paragraph of free lance! Location and moving around is something I NEVER thought about before this class! But that mentality of being self motivated is key and if you have that its awesome that our field of professionalism allows us to be on the move. Hell! Not just our field ALL FIELDS! ha-ha crazy man!
ReplyDeleteMike! I think it's awesome that you are so motivated and confident in wanting to do freelance. I wish I was as sure as you as to which of these I want to pursue.
ReplyDeleteI feel the exact same way about fitting into both. And I think people should be well rounded enough to do so. Because you pretty much have to do both for either one you do. But yea, freelancing does seem more beneficial if you have a lot that you want to do, and judging from your bio, you seem like someone who would like to dabble in a lot of fields.
ReplyDeleteAnd your cursor thing isn't working, I was looking forward to that lol