Comments on: Time to Run to Corporate America for a Job?

By: Rose

Rose — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:53:13 +0000

This is never easy.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:50:05 +0000

I’m afraid I agree with Star. I was laid off three years ago, and the first two years I managed to couple together contracts and a media fellowship to keep my life afloat. But with the massive job losses in media, this year has been abysmal and from what I can tell, next year may be worse. Given the recent Tribune Company bankruptcy as a sign of more to come, I fully expect one, maybe two, national newspapers (NYT and WashPost) to survive the next five years as print publications, and probably NO newsmagazines. Freelance rates for online work are pathetic. I’m happy for the writer of this blog who has done so well after leaving her job 18 years ago, a time I worked at the Washington Post and media was expanding. But now??? Good luck everybody, it’s c-c-cold out here in the real writing world.

By: Star

Star — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:18:42 +0000

I have been freelance and sole support of my family (house, car, insurance, the niner) for 28 years. I have ridden out two recessions and now am in this whatever-it-is mess. I would add two observations to this post. First–notice it took the poster “years” to bring those thousand-buckers on board. And, two, when people are being tossed overboard in bundles like now–they are all trying to pick up freelance at least until they can find real jobs again. The competition increases along with the perceived opportunity, which I personally doubt exists, unless you get a contract from your old employer. If companies who have laid off employees are going the contracting route instead of using last year’s brochure or stalling on new commitments, they are probably delighted to learn that the cheeseballs advertising on Craigs have driven freelance rates into the john. Aren’t I the perky one? Oh, well…

By: Paige

Paige — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:16:32 +0000

I love this blog. Thanks for the wonderful insight. These are such crazy times. Another great resource I found for professional women is w2wlink. The site has wonderful articles and networking circles where you can share topics like-entrepreneurial, corporate fast track,work life balance etc. This is a great article about making yourself more marketable which something we all need to do in this economy http://www.w2wlink.com/Articles/Yourself-Employable-artid130.aspx.

By: Rose

Rose — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:49:54 +0000

I’ve been working as a copy editor at a newspaper for 13 years, and would like to find out more about freelancing from home. Any suggestions?

By: Nahid

Nahid — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:35:07 +0000

I agree with you 100%. Feeling confident that someone out there thinking like me.