Andy Black
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Are you *already* employed to solve problems?
(Originally posted here.)
Back when I was a self-employed IT contractor, I sat opposite another database administrator.
I asked him why he wasn't contracting. He could double his revenue overnight, be more tax efficient, and start building other revenue streams on the side.
He said he wasn't ready. He would need to be a much better database administrator before he'd be able to command the higher contractor rates.
"Really?" I asked.
"What if we swapped desks and you did all my project work and I did all yours? I hit Google or the manuals when I don't know something - same as you do. Do you think you couldn't do my work?"
.
.
.
"Oh. I never thought of it like that."
He was contracting within 6 months and never looked back.
You're paid to solve problems and add value to a business. If you're employed to do it, then that proves you can already solve problems and add value.
Now go get some.
(Originally posted here.)
Back when I was a self-employed IT contractor, I sat opposite another database administrator.
I asked him why he wasn't contracting. He could double his revenue overnight, be more tax efficient, and start building other revenue streams on the side.
He said he wasn't ready. He would need to be a much better database administrator before he'd be able to command the higher contractor rates.
"Really?" I asked.
"What if we swapped desks and you did all my project work and I did all yours? I hit Google or the manuals when I don't know something - same as you do. Do you think you couldn't do my work?"
.
.
.
"Oh. I never thought of it like that."
He was contracting within 6 months and never looked back.
You're paid to solve problems and add value to a business. If you're employed to do it, then that proves you can already solve problems and add value.
Now go get some.
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