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How I Gave Myself a 25% Raise — Even Though I’m a Freelancer

The world isn’t set up to promote freelancers or give influencers raises

Zulie Rane
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“I’m going through a performance review in March,” my sister told me on the phone recently.

“Huh,” I said, thinking how lucky I was to not have to do that kind of corporate garbage anymore as I petted my cat in my comfortable home office.

“Yep. I’m angling for a promotion and a raise,” she continued.

“Oh,” I said, suddenly interested and extremely jealous. “Wow. Good luck!”

Hours after we’d finished our conversation, I found myself still thinking about the concept of a raise. My husband will be up for one in a few months. My dad has climbed the corporate ladder through promotions. My friends have leveraged their skills and experience to find new roles with a higher salary and better responsibilities.

And me? I stagnate. There’s no one I can appeal to in order to give myself a raise or promotion. What would I even be promoted to? Senior Executive Content Creator?

Just call me SEC-C.

The world isn’t set up to promote freelancers or give influencers raises

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