My boss and I are constantly arguing over what to send the client because they have very specific demands, which aren’t always for the best of marketing for them (ie. their ideas suck, and I have to do it regardless so they don’t complain, but then the campaign doesn’t return a lot of interested buyers so the clients b*tch at us for not doing a good job).

I make $28k per year, I create e-commerce sites, email newsletters, SEO updates, general web updates, print ads, and anything else we need to market the client electronically or in print. Statistically speaking, I should/could be making between $38k-55k for my experience and education.

I know that I bring in at least $18,000 per month for my boss (who owns a $300,000 house). If I went freelance, it would be hard finding the clients but the potential for making more money is greater. It’s ironic, because he actually had quit his old job to start an independent business for the same reason.

Should I just **** it up and keep this job, or should I give up that security blanket and try something while I’m young? (I’m 25 years old). He claims that if I stick with it, he’ll eventually give me the business when he retires… but I don’t think I want it. I can’t handle so many clients at once like he does… If I were freelance, if I could bring on 1-2 clients at $1500-3000 per month, I’d have a third of the headache for just as much money. Right now I’m juggling about 4-5 clients, as well as training a new girl they just hired.

Other factors to include:
- Having an office job for over two years, I’ve gained about 40 pounds. If I quit, I would have more time to focus on my health rather than working long hours and not having time to spend improving myself.
- I have a girlfriend 2.5 hours away that would just love it if I’d quit my job and find something closer to her.
- I currently live with my parents. I’m paying $100 a month to help dad out, so I’m saving about $500 a month in rent by staying with them… which I would give up if I quit and moved away.

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Should I quit making my boss so much money and be a freelance web developer?

Objective: To begin a career path in software development, writing or mathematics. I am willing to travel or relocate. I am also willing to pursue an alternative career path.

Summary:
·Bachelors of Science in Computer Science – Indiana State University
May, 2006.

Education:
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, May 2006
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN.

Relevant Coursework:
* Software Engineering
* Algorithms
* Operating Systems Design
* Object-Oriented Development
* Relational Database Theory
* Data Structures
* Advanced Data Structures
* Computer Logic
* Theory of Computation

Skills:
* Java
* Visual Basic
* C++
* SQL
* Assembly Language (Z/OS)

Experience:
·Monitor
Video Monitoring Services of America
September, 2007 – Present
10400 Linn Station Rd., Suite 230
Louisville, KY 40223
502-318-4400
Supervisor: Vince DeGeorge

·Volunteer Assistant
Hockeyman’s Sports Memorabilia
January 2007 – January 2008
125 East Maple St.
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
812-285-8806
Supervisor: Ken Stout

·Research
United States Bureau of the Census
June, 2006 – May, 2007
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
812-218-4286
Supervisor: Linda Collins

Activities:

·Odyssey of the Mind Competition (1988)
Regional Champion
Sectional Champion
State Champion
World Finals Competitor (Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa)

·Varsity Football
Jeffersonville High School (1994)
Charlestown High School (1995)

·Volunteer
Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama’s Campaign
Volunteer Phone Banking (2008)

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