Isn’t it, Cathy? I’m staring at one right now that doesn’t fit. The job itself sounds great, but the time requirements aren’t anywhere near what I’m willing to accept. Shame. Could have been fun if I’d been looking for a scheduled work life again.

You are welcome, Mika!

I like the “most of the time” qualifier. 😉

Hold your boundaries — amen. No one else will defend your business for you!

Love the subtext, Devon. 😀 I’m dealing with semi-retiring from business writing. I am still doing it but I am taking on a lot fewer projects and clients. Saying no to projects I hated doing in the past is incredibly freeing.

Where I live now, there is little respect that what I do is a “real job.” I’m constantly told in meetings, “I don’t pay that” or “I won’t pay for that.” To which I respond, “then I’m the wrong person for the job. Because I get paid X dollars for that.”

The subtext is “bite me” but I manage not to say it in the meeting most of the time.

The bulk of my clients are remote, or on the mainland, where they actually understand that I work for a living and it’s not some cute lil hobby I do for fun.