206 karma · joined December 1, 2024
- I'm quite well paid here (4x more than my peers)
- I have been hired full-time, and get all the company benefits as well.
- The work life is great, and I don't work more than 8-9 hours a day.
- The manager/director is great and super supportive.
- I'm not being exploited by any means :)
Kindly upvote so the disclaimer stays on top of the post!
Just to clear up some misunderstandings (caused by my own lack of information supply TBH):
- I'm hired full-time with benefits now after working freelance for 6 months - I get paid 4.5x more than my peers in this company - I got these many responsibilities after proving my competence and delivering on reliable solutions in my freelance tenure. - Yep. Once again, I'm a little overpaid. - Also, currently I am being treated quite well, and definitely not like a second class citizen, since the company is making a shift towards a tech-first and data driven approach and I'm at the centre of it.
You have definitely made a few great points here though. I'm out of my depth here when it comes to management, very high level design, etc - but given the scale of operations so far, I am quite sure I can deliver outcomes!
Also, thanks a ton on warnings about the nature of this industry, I'll definitely keep it in mind!