Job Hunting Chronicles

Happy Thursday 📰 The hardest part of freelancing (for me) is turning down a potential client. I work REALLY HARD to try to meet them half way but I've learned walking away is sometimes necessary: ➡️ Think my fees are too high? I wish you luck in finding someone who can do it as well as I can but for less money... ➡️ Can't decide what you actually need help with? Let me know when you figure it out... ➡️ Think you can do it better/faster than I can? Be my guest... ➡️ Your previous person only charged $x? Go back to them... ➡️ Expect me to be available whenever you want? Here's my on-call fee... It's definitely been hard but I realized if I don't set boundaries, a potential client can start out with unreal expectations. #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #WorkLifeBalance #JobHuntingChronicles

Happy Wednesday 📰 Happiness 🙂 is a cat 🐈 client adding more visits to an upcoming job 🙃 #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #CatSitting #CatSitter #WorkLifeBalance #JobHuntingChronicles

Happy Friday 📰 Today I'm traveling to visit family for 4 days ✈️ 🚫 I didn't have to look at my calendar to see if it's a *busy season* 🚫 I didn't have to request time off 🚫 I didn't have to get permission from a manager 🚫 I didn't have to do my work in advance 🚫 I didn't have to get someone to cover my absence ✅️ I just had to book it I won't lie, freelancing has had its challenges. But the freedom it's given me has been immeasurable ⚖️ Have a great weekend. As with my previous trips, I won't be checking my notifications or messages until I return. #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles #WorkLifeBalance

Happy Thursday 📰 There's been an uptick in scammers on LinkedIn so I want to remind job seekers to be vigilant, especially when someone you don't know reaches directly out to you. One thing that's worked for me is asking for a job description. I've sent this message several times to *recruiters* who have cold-called messaged me. It's not foolproof but so far, it has stopped the conversation as none of the recruiters has had the nerve to reply to this message. As job seekers, we have to protect ourselves. I have a resume that has my LinkedIn profile link as my only contact information on it (no email address or phone number). It's not the resume I typically submit but if I have any doubts about the requester's validity, I send it. They've already contacted me on LinkedIn, there's no reason to give them my email address as well until I know they're legit. Another concerning thing I've seen is posts telling people to drop their email addres...

Happy Wednesday 📰 The Dodgers play ⚾️ this morning at 11:00 PDT 🕚 and I'm totally here for it 📣 I'm going out of town ✈️ on Friday so I've purposely eased up on my job search this week and you know what? That's absolutely 💯 fine. I'm going to watch 📺 the Dodgers hopefully win this last road series before they come home 🏡 and I'm not going to feel guilty 🙅🏼‍♀️ about it. Job seekers, please don't let the talking heads 🗣 on LinkedIn convince you that you don't deserve any downtime 🛀 It's true taking time off won't find you a job, but it can save your sanity 🧘🏼‍♀️ Let's go Dodgers! #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles

Happy Tuesday 📰 This is today's office view 🏢 I took this picture 🌳 as I was stopped ✋️ at a red light🚦on my way home 🏡 from a cat 🐈 sitting job this morning. It's not really an office view so much as a commute view 🚗 but office view sounds better 😉 What's your office view like today? #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles