Recently, I received an offer for a full-time, fully remote job. The offer included an impressive...Recently, I received an offer for a full-time, fully remote job. The offer included an impressive...
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Recently, I received an offer for a full-time, fully remote job. The offer included an impressive benefits package (health, dental, vision, generous PTO, the whole nine), and I have to admit that I was enticed. After nearly six years of freelancing, uncertainty is part of my workflow. Projects come and go, and there are months when I ask myself if it's all worth it. Getting an offer for a full-time job stopped me in my tracks and made me reevaluate everything.
Spoiler: I didn't accept it. Something about the 3,000-word daily expectation felt intimidating, and not in a go-getter way.
But then something amazing happened. Hours before the full-time offer letter was set to expire, I got an email from a potential client letting me know they'd love to work with me. The gap I had in my client roster was suddenly filled, and everything just fell into place.
If you've been questioning whether it would be better to go back to full-time work, I get it. Trading freedom for stability sounds like a good move, especially if you've had more dry months than you're comfortable with.
Call it what you will, but this time things fell into place exactly how they were meant to. For now, I'm still freelancing and enjoying the freedom! ;)
Celia's avatar
Funny how life works sometimes! 🙌
Emily's avatar
Right?!
Shubhang's avatar
Sometimes the right opportunity shows up exactly when you need that little bit of reassurance. Love this story! Congrats on the new client! 👏
Tan's avatar
I totally feel you on this one, that's why we freelancers do what we do! 🙌
Emily's avatar
Absolutely!
Eric's avatar
I'd put the offer next to a typical freelance month, including health insurance and unpaid time off, before deciding whether that 3,000-word daily target is worth it.
Emily's avatar
That's the thing – not even when I've had my BEST months has a writer have I had to write 3,000+ words. When I did the math, the salary didn't even begin to compare to what I would make if I had that kind of output as a freelancer. It made the choice so much easier.
Eric's avatar
That would settle it for me too. If the job expects 3,000 words a day and still pays less than your strongest freelance months, the benefits would have to cover a pretty big gap.
Maty's avatar
The timing on that client email is the kind of thing you couldn't script if you tried. What do you think actually tipped the scale for you, the benefits package itself, or just having the option on the table long enough to really sit with what full-time would take from you?
Emily's avatar
Ooooh great question! I think the tipping point was realizing how the $$ and the output didn't square up against freelancing. Also, I live outside of the US so I wouldn't have been able to use many of the benefits anyway. Still, having a solid offer that that is really enticing...
Sandaruwani's avatar
Have been thinking the same myself, and I started searching exploring more opportunities rather than a fixed job.
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