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February 16, 2006

journeyman vs. master

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Mar­tin over at Easy­web makes an inte­res­ting point about “The Three Ages Of Sla­very”.

I’d love to draw para­llels with the old Guild levels of Appren­tice, Jour­ney­man and Mas­ter, but I feel I’m still Journeying.

Yeah, I know the fee­ling all too well. Which is why I try to avoid con­sul­ting gigs like the pla­gue.
The thing about con­sul­ting I hate is, you just get paid by the billa­ble hour. So the minute you stop tap­dan­cing, you’re dead.
A Jour­ney­man gets paid while he works. A Mas­ter gets paid while he sleeps.
[Bonus Link:] From Kathy Sie­rra: “Where there is pas­sion, there are stories.”

8 Responses to “journeyman vs. master”

1. think mojo says:

   February 16, 2006 at 12:44 PM

   Quote of the day

   Hugh McLeod on why aspects of con­sul­ting can be as much fun as kid­ney sto­nes:
   A Jour­ney­man gets paid while he works. A Mas­ter gets paid while he sleeps.
   Having already com­ple­ted one appren­ti­ceship nearly 20 years ago (it’s still fun swin­ging a ha…
2. Journeyman Pro says:

   February 16, 2006 at 1:12 PM

   And to carry on the guild ana­logy, the word “jour­ney­man” is deri­ved from an ances­tor of modern French “jour­nee”: a jour­ney­man is someone who’s hired and paid by the day.
3. hugh macleod says:

   February 16, 2006 at 1:17 PM

   Exactly.
4. David Burn says:

   February 16, 2006 at 3:45 PM

   Honest ques­tion, Hugh…do you not con­sult with your clients?
   I pre­sume from this post that you see the rela­tionship differently?
5. hugh macleod says:

   February 16, 2006 at 3:57 PM

   My wor­king rela­tionships are very varied, Dave. One thing my per­so­nal busi­ness model does not focus on is billa­ble hours and billa­ble day rates.
6. David Burn says:

   February 16, 2006 at 4:14 PM

   Thanks for ans­we­ring so quick.
   Billing…just one more area of the ad biz that’s crying out for reform.
7. Ashish Banerjee says:

   February 19, 2006 at 5:13 PM

   Hugh, as a for­mer senior big-agency ad guy now con­sul­ting inde­pen­dently, a few thoughts:
   1. Price your­self appro­pria­tely. With your pers­pec­tive, at anything less than
8. A Shareware Life says:

   February 19, 2006 at 6:59 PM

   Get Paid While You Sleep

   Hugh Mac­leod has a nice post on gaping­void: Jour­ney­man vs. Mas­ter. A Jour­ney­man gets paid while he works. A Mas­ter gets paid while he sleeps.So do you get paid while you sleep? One of the great things about a shareware