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Your next tech job might be freelance A growing number of workers are going freelance, taking higher wages over benefits and job security.
Christine Ruiz left her 9-to-5 job last summer to do the same work as a contractor instead. In both places, she’s a compliance manager, the person who makes sure a company’s software doesn’t run afoul of any policies. But Ruiz wanted to pursue an advanced degree and believed that switching from regular employment to freelance would give her more flexibility. She, like many of the independent workers we spoke with, was also lucky enough to maintain health care coverage through her spouse.
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