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Subject:Re: staff consultants From:Bob Morrisette <writer1 -at- SABU -dot- ENG -dot- SUN -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 26 Jan 1998 15:02:28 -0800
From: Tracey Moore <temoore -at- mail -dot- jax -dot- bellsouth -dot- net>
>To be or not to be. . .
>I have been working as a consultant for the past year and a half. I love
>consulting, well I love the freedom part. Alas, I am returning to the employee
>world. The reason? I can't afford to continue consulting. So my advice to
>anyone wanting to consult full-time:
>Have at the very least three months living expenses saved! You will be
>unemployed for periods at a time, it's a fact! Take into consideration the
>following expenses when you set your fees:
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Good advice, but it makes a big difference where you are. In Silicon
Valley and a few other parts of the country, a consultant with a track
record and a good agent can work 365 days a year and still be turning
down assignments. I left consulting three years ago and still receive one or
calls from agents every week. $45 an hour (a reasonable rate) translates
into $90,000 a year (if you take two weeks off), enough to pay the expenses
Tracey listed. Some agents offer limited benefits.
Bob Morrisette
writer1 -at- sabu -dot- Eng -dot- sun -dot- com
