If you’re a well-paid CD-level freelancer without a lot of 1099 this year, would you work a 3 month gig for $85/hr if you thought it would be easy-ish money? You have many other jobs, too.

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I took one for $100 an hour and I actually double bill as I work really fast so why not

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oh, i’ll triple bill lol.

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Pay is pay right now

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Is the new gig 1099 or w2?

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Triple book yourself

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My general rate is $150/hr. After two months of no work I took a role at $75/hr that was full time for 3 months. Four weeks in I got them to go up to $100/hr.

If you need the money, take it and keep looking.

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Is this a humble brag? I don’t get it. If you have many other jobs you’ve already made this decision about, why would you need to prompt fishbowl about this one new gig?

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Seriously.

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Definitely

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Oh I feel like I know who this is 😂 Hi OP!!!!

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