世界满是坑: 自由职业者怎样避免白干活
<p><span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="Annie">Annie</span>: <span word="After">After</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restructuring">restructuring</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="SEO">SEO</span> <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freelance">freelance</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="great">great</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cool">cool</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> -- <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span>, <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="reminders">reminders</span>.</p><p>亲爱的安妮：2011年的公司重组撤掉了我所在的部门，我也因此丢掉了饭碗。我决定自谋职业，做一名自由职业者，提供网页设计和<span word="SEO">SEO</span>咨询服务。这种工作模式很不错，但是有一个大问题。很多时候，客户对我的工作非常满意，一切都进展得很顺利。但是在最后结账时，我却得一等再等。有些时候，尽管我反复委婉地提醒对方，但有些活我最终还是没能拿到报酬。</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="gigs">gigs</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="nasty">nasty</span>. (<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="court">court</span>.) <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspense">suspense</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whether">whether</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="freelancers">freelancers</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>? <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span>? — <span word="Broke">Broke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span></p><p>我能通过朋友和朋友的朋友获得大多数工作，这一点非常幸运。所以，我不想把事情弄糟。（例如，我真的不想把任何人告上法庭。）但是，和所有人一样，我需要支付各类账单。总是担心付款时间以及能否付款，这几乎把我逼疯了。这是自由职业者面临的普遍问题吗？还是我哪些地方做错了？对此您有什么好的建议吗？—— <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="B">B</span>.</p>
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