Comments on: Do as I say, not as I do http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2006/10/24/do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/ Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:01:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: NoDoz at Janna’s Gist http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2006/10/24/do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-35 NoDoz at Janna’s Gist Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:13:24 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2006/10/24/do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-35 [...] Case in point. Check out this post from Michelle Goodman’s blog for the Anti 9 to 5 Guide. Read a little. Laugh a little. But more importantly, check out the times of her posts. (Okay, they’re not actually listed, but I got an email from her at four freakin’ a.m. the other day!) This woman is HOOK’D! [...] [...] Case in point. Check out this post from Michelle Goodman’s blog for the Anti 9 to 5 Guide. Read a little. Laugh a little. But more importantly, check out the times of her posts. (Okay, they’re not actually listed, but I got an email from her at four freakin’ a.m. the other day!) This woman is HOOK’D! [...]

]]> By: Michelle Goodman http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2006/10/24/do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-33 Michelle Goodman Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:36:34 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2006/10/24/do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-33 always with the great questions! i could write a book on this. wait, maybe i have? i'll try to make this quick: (1) i don't think self-employment is better for all than 8 to 5 work. it's just better for me. every person must look at the pros and cons and decide for themselves. for me, working a few long days in a row is worth not having to commute 1.5 hours a day, but it may not be for you. and you know, sometimes i wish i worked for a company so i could just goof off when tired... like now... (2) sometimes, despite the best planning/efforts, freelancers still get inundated with too many deadlines at once. welcome to my week. however, i plan to take it easy the next few days to make up for it. again, welcome to the ebbs and flows of freelance life. (3) right now i'm kind of working a job and a half: full-time freelance work + misc production/publicity odds and ends on my book. welcome to the creative life, which sadly often doesn't pay enough to sustain itself without some form of backup income. i've tried not being a writer, but it just doesn't work for me. i hope i've answered your question. keep 'em coming... m. always with the great questions! i could write a book on this. wait, maybe i have? i’ll try to make this quick: (1) i don’t think self-employment is better for all than 8 to 5 work. it’s just better for me. every person must look at the pros and cons and decide for themselves. for me, working a few long days in a row is worth not having to commute 1.5 hours a day, but it may not be for you. and you know, sometimes i wish i worked for a company so i could just goof off when tired… like now… (2) sometimes, despite the best planning/efforts, freelancers still get inundated with too many deadlines at once. welcome to my week. however, i plan to take it easy the next few days to make up for it. again, welcome to the ebbs and flows of freelance life. (3) right now i’m kind of working a job and a half: full-time freelance work + misc production/publicity odds and ends on my book. welcome to the creative life, which sadly often doesn’t pay enough to sustain itself without some form of backup income. i’ve tried not being a writer, but it just doesn’t work for me. i hope i’ve answered your question. keep ‘em coming… m.

]]> By: ddv http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2006/10/24/do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-32 ddv Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:47:11 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2006/10/24/do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-32 hhhmmm.... So how is your schedule better than my daily 8-5 grind at the office? Sure I fight traffic 45 minutes each way, but I do know when my day will begin and end, and I do leave work behind when I step out of the office. No computer, files, or reading for me as I settle in for some family time and TV after dinner! ~ddv hhhmmm…. So how is your schedule better than my daily 8-5 grind at the office? Sure I fight traffic 45 minutes each way, but I do know when my day will begin and end, and I do leave work behind when I step out of the office. No computer, files, or reading for me as I settle in for some family time and TV after dinner!

~ddv

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