February 21, 2012 at 10:35 am
Well, kudos to those who are able to be successful at being independant and finding work consistantly.
After thinking of things just now, the only independants I know fall into one of these categories:
1. Work 20-25 hours a week, with supplimental income from retired parents (40+ year old friends)
2. Live with their bf/gf and don't pay rent/mortgage because they can't afford to (30+ year old friends)
3. Don't worry about if they can't find work on a consistant basis, because their spouse is the one with a 40 hour+ job. (several 35+ year old friends)
So basically, they all had one thing in common...they weren't really concerned about money.
Each of us has our own reality I guess.
Granted, when my wife first started into the workforce, the consultant rate was great compared to what a junior person could get for salary.(who has now since moved to a better salary position). But for a senior person in my area the hourly rates just don't make sense compared to a salary w/ benefits.
February 21, 2012 at 11:17 am
You don't know enough independents. I can name 10 off the top of my head that are the sole wage-earner for their household, and easily make over US$100k a year.
You can look no further than many SQL Server MVPs to see successful independents that make a good living.
February 21, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (2/21/2012)
You don't know enough independents. I can name 10 off the top of my head that are the sole wage-earner for their household, and easily make over US$100k a year.You can look no further than many SQL Server MVPs to see successful independents that make a good living.
I'm not sure that's a great example. An MVP-level person (yeah, I know it's not strictly technical chops, but it indicates a level of involvement in the product that's beyond what most people can achieve) making a good living on it isn't necessarily evidence that someone who is good at it, but not stellar, can do the solo thing.
On the other hand, it takes a somewhat stellar person to successfully go into business for themselves. Successful entrepeneurs tend to be bright, ambitious, self-motivated, even driven people.
Contracting, through recruiting agencies, et al, isn't the same thing by any stretch.
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