Comments on: Don’t come here for careers advice http://nathanmnelson.com/2009/01/21/careers-advice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=careers-advice ...work in progress Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nathan http://nathanmnelson.com/2009/01/21/careers-advice/#comment-19709 Nathan Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:45:45 +0000 http://www.spikydog.com/blog/?p=710#comment-19709 You're absolutely right. This was all stuff I needed to know at the time but didn't as I will still thinking all you had to do was smile and the work would come flooding in, and clients would never be a pain in the arse. Cambodia is still very much in mind, though timescales unsure... You’re absolutely right. This was all stuff I needed to know at the time but didn’t as I will still thinking all you had to do was smile and the work would come flooding in, and clients would never be a pain in the arse.

Cambodia is still very much in mind, though timescales unsure…

]]> By: dough http://nathanmnelson.com/2009/01/21/careers-advice/#comment-19708 dough Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:43:00 +0000 http://www.spikydog.com/blog/?p=710#comment-19708 Maybe the answer is either a) take a partial payment upfront or b)make clients sign a contract to pay for preparatory work but give a get out clause allowing them to bail out for a minimum fee. I think the answer is working in an autonomous role within the security of a someone else's company. Let's face it, teamwork sucks and having to put up with listening to other people's ideas usually doesn't work. So when are you off back to Cambodia? ;0) Maybe the answer is either a) take a partial payment upfront or b)make clients sign a contract to pay for preparatory work but give a get out clause allowing them to bail out for a minimum fee.

I think the answer is working in an autonomous role within the security of a someone else’s company. Let’s face it, teamwork sucks and having to put up with listening to other people’s ideas usually doesn’t work.

So when are you off back to Cambodia? ;0)

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