[Freelancers] Inverted job offer

[Monte Davidoff]

Hi Greg,

They said they'd be interested in working with you as a freelancer, so I 
suggest all you need to say is: "Yes, I'm interested in working with you 
as freelancer." There's no need to elaborate. I don't see anything to be 
gained (except hard feelings) by saying the job is boring and you didn't 
really want it anyway, since they rejected you for the job, and so it's 
off the table.

Monte

On 4/23/13 8:19 AM, Greg Ward wrote:
> Hey folks --
>
> got a protocol question for you: I recently interviewed for a
> full-time position and didn't get the job. I'm pretty sure it was for
> language reasons rather than technical reasons -- the workplace is
> mostly French-speaking, and my French is, shall we say, not up to the
> task. (This is a local quirk of life in Montreal: some jobs require
> fluent English, some jobs require fluent French, some require both,
> some aren't so picky...)
>
> Anyways, the polite and friendly rejection email also said they'd be
> interested in working with me as a freelancer. That's *great news* to
> me, since I'm trying to bootstrap a freelancing career. And the job
> wasn't so interesting on technical grounds, so I don't think I would
> even want it full-time.
>
> So now I have to find a polite way to say, "No hard feelings, I didn't
> really want the job anyways, but I am interested in freelancing",
> because that is the no-holds-barred unvarnished truth. But I don't
> think I can come right out and tell them the job is uninteresting,
> because I don't think the same criteria apply for freelance vs.
> full-time positions. I would have no problem spending a few weeks on a
> "boring" job that I wouldn't want full-time, because, well, income is
> income.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Greg
>
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