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Had to pick between a steady part-time gig and a risky big project
Two months ago, a regular client offered me 15 hours a week of steady work at $40 an hour. The same week, a new contact pitched me a one-time project for $5,000, but it was a field I had less experience in. I went with the big project, and it took me almost double the estimated time to finish. Has anyone else taken a chance on a bigger job that didn't go as planned?
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angela_patel7529d agoMost Upvoted
Oh man, that math is a little off though... the steady gig would have been $2,400 over those same two months, not $5,000. So the project still paid more even with the extra time, right? That's the real win. Taking a risk on something new always has a learning curve... you got paid to learn a whole new skill set.
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dianam1929d ago
Totally agree with your point about the learning curve being worth it! When I tried something similar last year, the extra hours felt rough at first. What helped me was tracking everything I was learning in a simple list. Seeing those new skills pile up made the long nights feel way more worth it. Plus that higher pay rate looks amazing on future proposals. You're right that the math actually works out in favor of taking the chance.
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owens.blair11d ago
But that learning curve can burn you out fast.
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