The differences between being a freelance and in-house designer – very funny!
IN-HOUSE
FREELANCE
Attire:
Business Casual
Socks
Office Space:
The size of a small kitchen
The kitchen
Medical Benefits:
HMO
SOL
Vacation Time:
2 weeks
52 Weeks
Office Politics:
Ignoring people who talk behind your back
Ignoring strange voices in the back of your head.
Rules:
No smoking on premises
No smoking in bed
Bending rules:
Wasting corps on personal long-distance phone calls .
Trying not to spend too much on 900 #’s
Best Advantage:
Steady income, all benefits paid
No need to shower daily
Lunch:
Have huge expense acct. but get taken to a fancy feast by a freelancer
Eat Fancy Feast (12 oz. can)
Playing the game:
Kissing corp. butt
Kissing messenger butt
3:00 appt:
With the head honcho
With Rikki Lake
Not feeling well:
Call in Sick
Suffer
Most dreaded sound:
A ringing telephone
A silent telephone
For extra money:
You can freelance on the side
You can mow lawns on the side
Greatest ambition:
Going freelance
Retiring
Greatest fear:
Getting fired
Going back in-house
Author: Gina Hutchings
Copyright Lunar Media Inc
Chicago Web Design
