Scott, I've been doing Remedy work as a "semi-freelance" for about 3 years now, prior to that I worked as a consultant for a former Remedy partner where I received my RAC status.
When I say "semi-freelance", I provide services to customers of various Remedy partners through the partner companies, however I am not an employee of the partner company. I have worked either via a 1099 contract, or as a W- 2 temporary employee. I always repersent myself as a member of the partner firm, but I never refer to myself as an employee. Ok ... that being said, the upside is that the pay is rather good, considering you know your stuff, and you can deliver, the downside is if business gets slow, you can quickly find yourself out in the cold, and you have to start calling partners you have relationships with looking for work. Be prepared to keep a bank account balance equal to at least 3 months worth of living expenses, cause especially in Q4, work can be hard to find. One significant benefit can also be tax deductions, especially if you're working on a 1099 basis for a partner, but I know BMC really frowns on them doing that now. If you don't have another means of obtaining health benefits, this can also be a challenge. I have one or two customers that I do work for directly, and I have negotiated contracts with them that I work as a staff augmentation person, and they pay me twice a month on an hourly rate, but most of the time I work through a partner company and again I'm either paid twice a month, every two weeks or sometimes net 30 calendar days (I got burned one time where a company claimed net 30 meant 30 business days ... get it declared in writting). I do work for some customers remotely via VPN, others I work onsite ... it depends on the customers culture, and your history with them ... I personally love the remote work, since I get to spend more time with my kids, but I also tend to give customers a break on my hourly rate if I get to work remotely. If you haven't worked as a consultant before, then I'd strongly advise you to work through a firm for a while, consulting isn't for everyone. If you've worked as a consultant before, and you understand the role, you have to really evaluate where you are financially ... the first time I tried this after my position was eliminated, it failed horribly, and I couldn't find work for nine months, and I ended up going back to work for someone else ... but that was also in the dark days of Peregrine. Mike On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:05:06 -0700, Scott Ames <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Is anyone here doing Freelance Remedy consulting rather than working for a Consulting Firm? What I mean by that is: You take on Remedy jobs in your own name as a one person shop either on site or remotely. > > Upsides? Downsides? Realistic? > > > >___________________________________________________________________________ ____ >UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org
