Tomorrow is my first day at a new long term freelance job. But I got two offers today from other places. All do great work, comp is about the same... feeling a little overwhelmed.

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Welcome to freelance where you get 3 offers in a week but then go through periods of nothing..

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Thanks SBS1... as a freelancer, some days I feel like I'm Esmeralda and other days I'm treated like Quasimodo

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Do you guys feel like you’re an outsider sometimes?

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#employedpeopleproblems

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Totally get how that can be overwhelming! But at the same time, fuck yeah! Go you!

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