25k now ??? Later
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- shellie0
Careful with this one. Freelance means you're an "unsecured creditor" and the government can do nothing for you, unemployment or not, if they go belly up you wont have a leg to stand on. They'd be more inclined to pay the government any back taxes over you. you'd have to get in line w/ the rest of the unsecured creditors. That's a HUGE loophole a lot of people don't think about.
That being said, I haven't been a salary employee for some time and wouldn't consider being one. But, you have to choose your clients carefully and they're throwing up some big red flags.
- autoflavour0
How about 25K, and i start working when you find the other 25K
- pinkfloyd0
"the guy was a real nice stand up guy and came across really sincere"
That shouldn't matter at all.
- fooler0
part time 20hrs a week, final offer.
- akrok0
if you freelance for them, you won't get paid every 2 week.
they might even pay you. hey, man we run out of funds or the client haven't send the check yet. there's always bad excuses.
- nthkl0
Man I made 25k for part time at my first internship in 1998. Don't settle.
- d_rek0
Typical bullshit. They're trying to see how low you'll go. Be firm. The diminished wages are not worth the headache you'll have from this small mom+pop agency. Especially when you're putting in 40+ hours a week for peanuts.
Fuck that. That makes me sick.
Feel free to let us know who this agency is by name so that we may save ourselves some headache down the line.
- Also, don't buy into the illusion of 'full creative control' - you'll never have it unless you own your own studio.d_rek
- Leigh0
Don't take it.
YOU ARE WHAT YOU'RE WORTH.
- whatthefunk0
eff that
- brandelec0
"says once work picks up I could be way over 50k"
if you do change your mind, get that figure on paper and make him sign it
- mrghost0
I would take it... I'm desperate.
- Al_dizzle0
Hell no... that's ridiculous.
- i_monk0
No.
- OSFA0
Walk away...
- Continuity0
This guy's 'says once work picks up I could be way over 50k' sounds exactly like one of the old gems you get from cheap-ass freelance clients: 'We've got an insultingly small budget for this massive project, but if you do, I can promise you that you'd get an epic shitload of work from us in the future!'
I'd walk away.