My thoughts, haikus and freelance musings
Freelancers, contrary to public opinion, have got to be one of the most hardworking of all professionals. Taking a vacation for example is much more pricey for a freelancer than it is for normal employees. Image Credit: Kenzoka Regular employees get a fixed pay and leave is usually included in it. When a regular employee … Read more
We’ve all felt it haven’t we? As freelancers, we’ve escaped our bosses and externally imposed rules, only to be ruled by something which can be far worse – ourselves. With no one to guide us, and no one to push us, we have to rely on our own radar, and then one is reminded of … Read more
I’ve rarely faced this problem, thank God, but it’s something that every freelance writer has had to think about – “What if my buyer doesn’t pay me if he doesn’t like what I wrote for him?” Some buyers feel that they have an obligation to pay a writer only if they like the output. At … Read more
Well, I’ve arrived, and let me say, it’s bloody difficult! I thought that being a Freelancer, I could just whip out my laptop and work away whenever I wanted to right? Image Credit: veo Wrong! More than anything, I realize that a good freelancer has to have a schedule. I know that lots of people … Read more
It seems to be finalized. We’re probably going to be flying to Chicago tomorrow night. I say ‘probably’ because we haven’t got the tickets yet. Anything can go wrong! It’s about bloody time I say. We were supposed to be flying a week ago, and everything is packed and all. All my buyers on eLance … Read more
Now that my wife’s company requires her to be on site in Chicago, I’ll have to continue my work there. Actually, it’s not in Chicago. It’s in a little village called Schaumburg. Things haven’t been easy. We were supposed to leave this week, but the medicals haven’t been scheduled yet. Also, my Internet connection was … Read more
When I was young, my mother gave me a set of Children’s Encyclopedia by a gentleman called ‘Arthure Mee’. In that, I found this fascinating picture of Justice. I used to look at it over and over again, examining that face. Even as a child, the impression I got was one of understanding, and impartiality. … Read more
This post is an appeal to my fellow Indians to start viewing things in perspective. It’s a foolish idea, I know, since people are so deeply rooted in the views that have been propagated to them, that they begin to feel that they are actually their views. I’m defending the humble Indian cycle, which has … Read more
There is a certain attitude amongst middle class society in India, that I would like to share, having come under it’s unappetizing effects rather recently. The other day, my significant other (Don’t know what else to call her – I never liked to tag her as my wife), informed me, that in the ET Awards … Read more
For the past few days, I’ve been taken up with a relatively new concept in India – Freelancing. Ideas of the sort had occurred to me before, but I hardly knew how to follow them up. Then just a few days ago, my wife called me from work, and asked me to check the Economic … Read more