Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Under New Management
I've gotten to a pretty sweet point in my career.
While others are clawing and scratching for work, including the most debasing assignments (see yesterday's posting), I am growing ever more selective about the projects I will accept.
It's not because I'm flush with cash. I don't have Fuck You Money. And never will.
But what I lack in liquid assets I more than make up for in confidence and integrity.
So while the industry makes a turbo-charged race for the bottom, I'm taking, if you'll permit the expression, a more Disruptive™ route.
In addition to the Day Rate I normally charge agencies and clients, I am tacking on additional fees as a means of dealing with the increasing indignities faced by today's nomadic freelancer.
A numeric value has not been assigned to each fee, yet, but this will give a good idea of what to look forward to in the very near future:
Onsite working at the Long Table of Mediocrity Fee...................TBD
Rewriting the Brief in the Middle of Assignment Fee...................TBD
Asking for Adlike Objects Fee.......................................................TBD
Check In with Planners Fee..........................................................TBD
Lunchtime Meeting with No Food Fee..........................................TBD
Soviet Style HR Documentation Fee.............................................TBD
Hashtags.......................................................................................TBD
Dealing with Agency Bureaucracy/Politics Fee...........................TBD
Gun-to-the-Head Useless Deadline Fee........................................TBD
Planners Posing as Creative Directors Fee..................................TBD
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