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David Solé's avatar

Good luck with your new job Luca. I'm in the same situation, the need for sustainability it's driving me to find a job. I will try with Upwork this month, if it doesn't work as expected, I'll go with 9-5 next month

Luca Restagno's avatar

That's a great way to look at it, David.

Freelancing will give you the flexibility that a normal 9-5 doesn't allow.

Good luck!

Dre's avatar

Godspeed Luca.

Rooting for you!!!

Luca Restagno's avatar

Thanka Dre! I like to act fast 😄

Kenny Alami's avatar

Going from a lot of constraints to none is a very daunting thing. When you have so much time and no constraints, it's so easy to squander around your time. I've felt it heavily this past year. Having a structure and enforcing it can be quite useful here.

And I'm curious. Did you entertain freelancing or consulting eventually? In any case, good luck with the new job!

Luca Restagno's avatar

I agree with you Kenny. I gave a structure to my days to avoid that issue.

I didn't consider freelancing and consulting, I know it would give me some flexibility, but also the stress to find new collaborations and good projects, definitely and extra burden I wanted to avoid.

Kenny Alami's avatar

It definitely comes with a learning curve and extra effort! Best of luck with the new job and next time you’ll try this adventure again you’ll be well equipped for success. Cheers :)

Luca Restagno's avatar

Thanks, Kenny! It's a matter of making the right decision at the right time 😄