Is it worth it to go into independent consulting as a senior software engineer? I am a w2 worker but I'm often doing more than 40hrs/week. If I move to the independent side I think I can get paid for every hour I work?

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What % of your clients will hire you absent your connection to Cog? How strong/stable of a pipeline do you think you can maintain, and how dependent is it on a small number of contracts? What will your healthcare costs be? Will you need office space, what will your incorporation / legal costs be to contract independently?

I know a few people that have gone independent over the years. Calculate your full costs and a realistic pipeline - it’s almost never as simple as people expect.

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