The word Freelance is taking over my LIFE! Being a writer, I've come all too familiar with the ways of the gypsy freelance world, but I never thought it would creep on over to my personal life too. Let me break down:
Gypsy = someone who moves around a lot, not stable, nomad. Also another word for crazy.
Freelance = Anything unstable, non-committal, not the real deal or full package
ME: All the above.
When I left the lucrative world of sales and followed my passion for writing, I left behind job security and 401K as well. Now I spend my days as a “full time freelancer” which is the hugest oxymoron of all time. What this means is a company entices you to work for them from 9-5 with the promise that one day you will be added to their full time staff. So you slave away just like a regular employee with no benefits, no overtime, and no stability. This will go on until the employee realizes the company never had the intention of hiring them on in the first place.
It’s fine I’ve come to the conclusion that this is a gypsy company anyway that I don’t really want to dedicate myself to. One example is the completely dysfunctional meetings they attempt to organize. Being that our main office is located in
Freelance has also creeped over to my personal life as I find more and more of the guys I date want this similar type of arrangement. Meaning they don’t really want a “commitment” but would like all the perks of one. They don’t want the work that goes into being in a relationship but want me to cook, entertain, and be available when they want it. HA! All the work and none of the benefits…. It’s bad enough my career has fallen into this trap… sorry guys; there is no chance of it happening in my love life too. You missed the boat on that one!
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