Free at last! I quit my soul sucking job from these demon bosses. I’ll use use this opportunity now to become a freelancer. Any tips for the German market would be greatly appreciated!

I haven’t done any freelancing myself so, no idea.
But why only the German market? As a freelancer you have access to the whole global market.

@Lensflare True, it’s more about tripfalls really and not having to learn something the hard way in terms of dealing with the apes in government

aah freelance, the glory land of less to none holidays, crazy customers, taxes and unpaid sick days...

@Grumm seems you have experience?

The thing is that I want to be independent.

Of course, there’s nothing like a free lunch. Paid sickdays could result in unreasonable guilt tripping from the bosses for having „the audacity“ to not be operational.

Taxes is a constant in life you wont ever get away with, but I’ll try being the son of a celebrity in my next life :^)

And crazy customers, well that can depend. I had clients I very much liked to work with. Maybe it’s about delivering in such a high standard so you one day have the liberty of choosing your customers?

@Chewbanacas @Grumm ah and the no holidays thing, also depends imo. You’ll have none, but that could also mean you can just not work when you don’t want to.

Here's my tip ======D

Ok ok enough silly jokes, my real tip: "ability to speak German"

You're welcome.

@UberSalt to speak like a German, you must sink like a German. Zis tip is ze most important one.

@Grumm This heavily depends on the market you're in. I have been freelance for a decade in the corporate world (banking, government, private fin tech.. my stack is .NET with whatever frontend library is flavour of the month). An unpaid holiday or sickday is not a problem when you earn between 2 and 3 times more than in a full time position.

I wouldn't freelance by taking the odd job here and there. You need to get hired as a consultant sub-contracting through one of the bigger firms out there. Sign 40 hours per week full time contracts 👍

Freelance

Glühwein.

@UberSalt bruh, if this is all, then why didn’t I start earlier!! I’m a native speaker

@UberSalt and thanks for the tip, but I’ll pass. I have enough q-tips already

@Chewbanacas I personally do not have experience with this.

But I know people who switched from freelance to working for a boss. Because of all these thinks.

Sure, you can go on a holiday but you are not getting money. When you are sick, you cannot charge clients.

But you can buy a pc, put your car for 50% (or 90%) in the freelance stuff, internet and all so that you pay less for all that stuff.

It is definitely not all glitters and glamour.

Oh and it impacts retirement also. As freelance, you have to manage that on your own.

@Lensflare youre german too arent you? YOur comment just reminded me of this english course commercial:

https://youtube.com/watch/...

@Chewbanacas yes I am. It’s in my profile ^^
Funny clip btw. Zis is exactly how we pronounce sings.