for those employed at agencies, how’s it looking as far as upcoming workload for freelancers? usually this time of year is busy. wondering when it will pick up.

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Was suddenly laid off from long term/ongoing freelance with only one days notice when they used to give at least 1-2 weeks notice before it would get slow and I’d need to be offline for a short period until work picked up again. Usually they have a return date in mind but not this time. Wanted me to keep the laptop though so that’s a good sign, but still business has been wildly unpredictable there. Looking for work elsewhere incase they wind up not having work again soon. July is typical slow so I generally expect that each year, but not May/June, so that’s also weird.

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We’re looking to reduce our freelance spend, but also just hired 3 teams to start full-time

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I’ve noticed my inbox is much slower right now too. It was busy in the beginning of the year but has been quiet the last monthish. Odd because I was pretty busy during this time usually. Glad I’m booked rn.

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