bing42
08-26-2009, 08:37 PM
Several months ago I succeeded in cutting the chord and getting out of the office. It's fantastic... but there was one catch. In order to get out of the office I had to go from a full time, salaried employee to an hourly contractor.
Aside from being out of the office full time, little has changed with my job. I still work full time and fulfill the same responsibilities. The main difference is my tax status and benefits.. not that big a deal really and a small price to pay for remote status.
But I still have a problem. Because I bill hourly I'm still stuck working 40+ hrs per week if I want to make my income. I can't make the most of my new freedom because I have to be on the clock. In the 4HWW scenario, the objective is to use the 80/20 analysis to reduce the amount of time spent while increasing output.. but I'm stuck because my pay is based entirely on time spent.
How do I cut down my time when time is exactly what I am selling? I have tried the obvious solutions.. like negotiating a contract based on output instead of time - no dice. The company doesn't want project based work.. they want on-call availability during the work week. I can use 80/20 to crank out a lot of output when I work, but it doesn't help me to work less.
I can and do take a day or two off here and there.. but anytime I do it costs me money.
Anyone have any ideas?
Aside from being out of the office full time, little has changed with my job. I still work full time and fulfill the same responsibilities. The main difference is my tax status and benefits.. not that big a deal really and a small price to pay for remote status.
But I still have a problem. Because I bill hourly I'm still stuck working 40+ hrs per week if I want to make my income. I can't make the most of my new freedom because I have to be on the clock. In the 4HWW scenario, the objective is to use the 80/20 analysis to reduce the amount of time spent while increasing output.. but I'm stuck because my pay is based entirely on time spent.
How do I cut down my time when time is exactly what I am selling? I have tried the obvious solutions.. like negotiating a contract based on output instead of time - no dice. The company doesn't want project based work.. they want on-call availability during the work week. I can use 80/20 to crank out a lot of output when I work, but it doesn't help me to work less.
I can and do take a day or two off here and there.. but anytime I do it costs me money.
Anyone have any ideas?