Unemployed / Day #2

I've been having tons of emails, text, calls with recruiters this week. I've caught up with old colleagues. I confident enough to say I'll land on my feet. However, I think there's tradeoffs that I'll have to be ok with.

Part of me wants to be like "FK IT" and enjoy some time away. Then another part of me feels I need to always be on the hustle to find something.

I still have freelance (indefinitely) with my former coworker. I also signed a contract with the company that let me go that allows me to do contract work for them. However, I'm not sure how it works and I'm not hopping on there stand-up calls or going online there Slack messaging. I think I need a break from my old company, which is why I'm not really trying to push for any tasks from them.

Self-Employed

It’s been hectic and busy for me. I’m still on contract terms with the company (baby bassinet) that let me go, but i’ve been more ad hoc with what I do for them. They’re also overdue on my first invoice. I don’t think they have the funds and that’s partially why I’ve stopped doing any type of work for them.

My other client (beachwear) that does pay, has started my new contract terms and has kept me super busy. Work keeps me interested and has me using ChatGPT.

I’ve recently acquired a new client (eyewear) as well and will start doing work for them. This is a 3-month contract. The beachwear is 6-month and my baby bassinet is about a month more.

I forget how much hustle being self employed requires. You have to sell yourself, project manage your task, book keep on top of your skills that you were hired for.