Why Part-time Freelancing is unhealthy?
I am sure some do it full time & that’s great because you take the risk that comes with running a business but the real problems are those who do it while working with a company.
Why is that a problem?
Conflict of Interest: In that 18 hours of working window, you can either focus on meeting freelancing job commitments or deliver 100% at your work. Managing both with 100% dedication is next to impossible unless you are a Superman! 🙂
Invisible Trust: Talking from the employer's aspect, when we hire professionals full time, there is invisible trust between employer & employee. Like any other relationship, your relationship with employee requires trust, integrity & commitment to be true.
Client Confidentiality: It is not just practically possible to hide client details with the team. Hence, if the perform is involved in freelancing, client confidentiality becomes a huge challenge. I will say that most of the time, 1 person’s experience creates distrust with the rest too.
Money: Looking at the rate people are turning to unethical practices, I really ponder how important is money? Is it really everything? If yes, then why are employers expected to be ethical & run organization as per the norms created by the authorities, Why are we so focused on Human approach, human connect at work? Every equation should be balanced. Hence, it is important that ethical practices should be practiced from both ends. Money is important, Friends but it isn’t everything. Let’s give honesty, integrity & trust a chance to make this world a better place!
Cheap Services: Really! Looking at the micro monitoring involved, freelancers running away with money, lack of professionalism, Freelancing isn’t cheap either. You can call yourself lucky if you didn’t face any of the points listed above. Please understand that working with a company has its benefits. This involves ownership, it will not run out of people or money. If you regard your business important, give it to people who understand its importance & value associated with it.
Source: https://mansirana.com/learning/why-part-time-freelancing-is-unhealthy/