As said in the book, "While freelancers have the advantage of proposing their own story ideas, staff writers and reporters generally have more job security and always know when their next paycheck will arrive. Freelancers trade job security and regular pay for their independence."
I am kind of in the middle here. While job security is very important to me, I also like the idea of being able to do my own thing. I guess if I knew that I was financially secure for a while then I could feel more comfortable about not knowing what my next project will be and where my next paycheck will come from. Although there would be a comfort zone in working with mostly the same people on the same types of projects on a regular basis. I would have to be very passionate about something to be doing the same type thing every day though. It can be fun to do your own thing and throw different ideas around but I would rather have job security and do the same thing every day as long as it's something I truly love doing.
What did you get out of this section other then the job security? I know you have talked about being a sports writer, so how does this pertain to you? I love the idea of a steady job, however, if it is something I don't enjoy then I can't imagine doing it for the long term. I think we all want to be happy and make a living. I guess we will all find out soon enough.
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