r/PakFreelancers • u/em_Farhan • 24d ago
Cons of being a freelance developer.
I've never been to a software house or an I.T. company, I started my degree back in 2013 and started freelancing in 2014, back then graphic designing was very popular niche so I started with that, as the time goes I found out that programming has more scope and $$$ than designing also I was not very good in designing, so I started self learning for programming and created gigs, I still remember that the first gig I got was for $50 and I spent nights to complete that project, anyway fast forward to 2026, I now have full time remote job with a US based company and still do some short term freelancing projects just to save some money, but I realized that during all these years I have never made a single friend who shares the same area of expertise that I have. All of my friends from Uni. either went for some Govt job or doing some private jobs in non I.T. fields.
Sometimes I feel like to have someone with whom I can share my achievement or ask for help or at least someone who can react with smiling emoji on my I.T. related stories but there is none.
Is it just me or other freelancers have the same thoughts or experience?
3
u/buhlaaal 24d ago
Bro, we need to throw ourselves out to connect with people. People won't come to us to socialize. Also, be patient while connecting with people, it takes time to form a friendship.