yes, i do not have to report to a physical office everyday. and yes, i can work from home. yes, i only get paid 30 days after i submit my invoice at the end of the project. yes, i have the liberty to take breaks and lunches whenever i want. but that does not discount the reality of my current employment.
why is freelancing hard?
because people don’t believe that you have actual work, especially when it’s research, and editing. you don’t have physical evidence that you have work because all your notes are on your computer, and most of the time, you’re clicking through the browse list on the nlb catalogue, or the a2o search or newspaper.sg. so it does look like you’re just surfing when you’re working.
and people don’t respect your working hours at all. sure, the work is not all saving the world, or life and death situations, but there is work. and it needs to get done.
haha, and i prove once again that i only feel i have valid thoughts when there is work to be done.
