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Re:Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job by PragmaticPulp on Sunday December 19, 2021 @10:00AM (#29614436)
> Sounds like he has a steady client that accommodates as many hours as he likes at that rate, and has done so for a dozen years.

It sounds like he’s basically been employed by this one company for 11 years, albeit on a contract basis.

These positions exist, but they’re not all that common. Usually if a company is paying a single person a premium for many years they’ll just hire a full-time person and be done. The average freelance contract you find should not be assumed to be a decade-long opportunity.

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