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Hi! 👋This 👉is a THREAD about how the #PROAct will negatively affect tens of millions of US freelancers, but it's also about how freelancing was more than choice for me. It was what I wanted from the start of my career. 1/
Seriously, I ALWAYS wanted to freelance. The year after I graduated from college and moved to NYC, I took a class at NYU Continuing Ed on "How to Get Started in Freelance Writing." The year after, I sold an article to a local newspaper for a whopping $75. I was thrilled! 2/😃
It's true that I did end up getting my real start in journalism at staff editorial positions, and I was VERY grateful 4 those jobs. But I NEVER stopped freelancing on the side. Honestly, it probably got me fired from 1 staff job. I just couldn't keep myself from a side hustle! 3/
1/4 Huh.
My cell rang about an hour ago. It was a recorded message from my congressman, @RepMalinowski, asking if I wanted to be on a live forum right now and ask him a question.
You bet I did.
I told the screener that my question was about @RepMalinowski co-sponsoring ...
My cell rang about an hour ago. It was a recorded message from my congressman, @RepMalinowski, asking if I wanted to be on a live forum right now and ask him a question.
You bet I did.
I told the screener that my question was about @RepMalinowski co-sponsoring ...
2/4 ... the #PROAct, even though for more than a year, I've explained to him the problem with the ABC Test in it, and how just as happened to independent contractors in California when it was tried there, this ABC Test will outlaw careers like mine.
The call screener said ...
The call screener said ...
3/4 ... he was an IC too, and hadn't heard about the #PROAct, but was going to make sure to look into it now.
I was then put on hold for the full hour. The congressman never took my question.
Although, I did hear him yell "No!" twice when he appeared to believe he was muted...
I was then put on hold for the full hour. The congressman never took my question.
Although, I did hear him yell "No!" twice when he appeared to believe he was muted...
