Since I've been self-employed, The vast majority (nearly all) of my work has been for one client, a design firm. They don't want to lose me, so they want me to join them as a full-time salaried employee.
I'm very flattered.
It's been a great experience working with this team, and we've been working on some large projects for VISA USA & the Federal Reserve Bank and Sun Microsystems.
They don't want to lose me like they have other contractors. They're offering a nice salary, and they want me to sign on full-time and commit to not doing freelance work on the side.
Story 2:
I really love serving ministries and small businesses, who usually cannot afford to work with a professional design firm like this. They simply cannot afford the same services that VISA USA can pay for.
The second story is that between Friday and Monday I have been contacted by 2 new companies and 2 new ministries that want my services.
I'm not sure what to do. At the moment I'm thinking about just becoming an hourly 25 hr/week employee for the company (if they'll go for that) and keep doing business on my own outside of these hours.
Any thoughts?
Jon, I think you deserve the great salaried job, but they shouldn't force you to not do freelance work on the side. If I could hire you with a nice salary to be a professional good guy I would.