Anonymous

24 Aug 2020

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Do you get a negative response when you tell people you are a freelancer? If so, what do you do about it?

Do people react differently when you tell them you freelance?

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Samuel Don Oh

24 Aug 2020

You can ask those people who became financial Advisors and how the people around them responded :P

Freelancing can be hard because of societal career expectations. I wouldn't mind if my partner freelanced with a child. There are different needs within different people that may not fit snugly in the society's mold of what career stability is

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Sebastian Png

23 Aug 2020

Seedly Student Ambassador 2020/21 at Seedly

Hi anon, I’m not a freelancer but if I were one, I would let my work and skills do the talk. I do know of freelancers who are great at what they do and are more successful than people with traditional jobs.

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Nigel

23 Aug 2020

Head of Platform - Community Growth at iSTOX

I think one way to boost your profile as a freelancer would be to compile a portfolio of your past w...

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