The things I liked in that piece were (1) the identification of the "companies person" concept, which explained a personality type common to my coworkers which I disliked and couldn't find a good explanation for, and (2) the proposition that while salaried workers might seem more stable than non-salaried, in reality they are less able to adapt to changing circumstances and at risk of suddenly going bust by way of becoming unemployable.

[–] devils_dust@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for responding! Mind if I ask you if the realization in 2) made you look for a career change, e. G. open your own business or something of the sort? Asking b/c it's something I'd like to do, but getting clients is hard.

[–] towhee@hexbear.net 2 points 9 hours ago

I do independent contracting now, which has nice aspects but I definitely make less money. Starting a business might be in the cards in the moderately near future but who knows.