profile

Hi! I'm Joris

Newsletter #66 - I'm not fucking leaving!

Published 6 months ago • 1 min read

Newsletter #66 - I'm not fucking leaving!

Leonardo DiCaprio made himself immortal (once again) with the above quote

When he's not leaving his company Stratton Oakmont in the Wolf of Wall Street

​

I was close to my first freelance opportunity last week

And somehow I didn't get it

The stars looked aligned

But in the end they didn't

​

That was a big blow, I was frustrated when I heard the news

In a coincidental cynicism I had an interview for a full-time role scheduled the same day I received the news

​

But I don't want a full-time role.

I want a freelance role

I don't know why I applied for that role, it was a month ago, but I don’t want it

The frustration of the search is pushing me towards looking for full-time roles though, rather than continuing the (up to now fruitless) search for freelance roles.

​

But then I cancelled the interview. I'm not giving up

​

There are more paths to explore: remote freelance jobs, freelance jobs across the border in Belgium,

Or just pack up and leave again

​
The Dutch DBA law is killing the freelance market

But that doesn't mean I have to give up

​

Back in a full-time role is not on my bucketlist

​

I'm not fucking leaving
​

video preview​

​
​

Hi! I'm Joris

This is my weekly braindump. You can read it, but I don't write it for you, I write it for me.

Read more from Hi! I'm Joris

Newsletter #70 - Massive Pain! I ran into my bicycle pedal while doing a sprint triathlon last weekend. I rode a mountainbike (while everyone had a racebike) and was a little too aggressive in the transition area It gave me the opportunity to test the Dutch emergency healthcare on the weekend. They did a good job! Injured! Contrary to the title, it doesn't hurt at all and hence it's business as usual today And business as usual it was! It's Friday 29 August, the roads are busy. Schools start...

18 days ago • 1 min read

Newsletter #69 - H1 Finished We’re halfway the year The good thing about living in Europe is seasonality. It makes me realize the incredible speed at which time passes It seems only a couple of weeks ago when temperatures were below freezing. Now it’s 34 degrees. I’m still doing projects, I have 2 current clients - albeit one dormant - and 1 new client in Amsterdam from Wednesday onwards The plan is to grow this. To grow more clients, and get more projects, and have more people do the work...

3 months ago • 1 min read

Newsletter #68 - More Turmoil! The end of April was the deadline I set myself to find a freelance rol. It colminated in a quite dramatic nogo on the Unilever freelance role, and a first Upwork project I would start searching for employee roles from May 1st onwards The Upwork project gives the opportunity to postpone just a little longer I need to find another project - can't bet on one horse - either on Upwork, but preferably via other channels. Upwork is where I compete with others. Doing...

4 months ago • 1 min read