I’m thinking of taking a 35K pay cut for a more predictable and stable role in-house, while freelancing on the side to make up for that lost 35K. Am I absolutely batshit crazy lol?

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Also check the company bonus structure.

I’m currently working brand side and the company did extraordinarily well and paid bonuses between 135-150% (and a few others were quite a bit more than that). So you wouldn’t even need to make up the full 35k if the bonuses are decent.

Bonuses are a real thing client side.

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I’m thinking something very similar. I just have stopped caring.

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Less stress? More happy? Enough to live without too much worry? Sounds great.

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Having done something similar in the past — the thing to know is that your work life balance will be even MORE out of whack if you’re trying to freelance on the side to make up the gap. B/c you’re doing all the job hunting and project management on your own. And you need to make more than the $35k cut b/c of expenses and taxes.

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Honestly I’d do a lot for stability right now. Freedom to think and be and not chained to my computer? Sounds like a dream

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No that’s a great idea lol

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If it was me I would go for it.

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That’s how much % off from your last salary?

Not sure what else is currently being discounted by 35%. Housing, insurance, food, transportation, medical costs are all going the opposite direction. Bonuses are not guaranteed either with all the tariff implications on the economy, and neither is job security. You should think about this even more.

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How long will it take you to make back that 35k as it stacks up? I’d assume, at least 4 years.

Yeah, just think about how it compounds. Say you get a 10k bonus. You’re effectively running at -25k. Maybe you get a raise each year at the new job, so in 2 years you’re back to where you were. You’re still net -50k and haven’t begun to close the gap. Not sure it’s a pill I’d swallow.

If you can make it work while balancing your personal life, go for it. Better to get paid for the late hours and weekend work as a freelancer than gift it to an unappreciative agency.

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