Interviewed for a fulltime job and the company decided to try me out on freelance first. Nice people, but I realized that I have no desire to work FT. Is this an asshole move on my part?l

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Not at all. It’s a risk they took when they decided to not just give you the job outright .

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No they tried you at as a freelance to see if it was a good fit and you also have to decide if it’s a good fit!

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Oops tried you out as a freelancer* I need to proofread lol

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