Suffer the freedom of choice.
I have some second round interviews coming up at tutoring companies – Inspirica and Pinnacle – to manage their tutors or their clients. Both are fantastic, established, stable tutoring companies based in NYC – one in the Upper East Side and one in Brooklyn. I am inspired by both the owners and employees – hard working, organized individuals that have organized a well oiled machine of smart and caring individuals that provide tutoring to families across the area.
However…
Downsides to a Full-time Role at a Tutoring Company
Non-Compete Agreement may be required.
If this were to prohibit me from tutoring, I may be unable to make this commitment unless I want a job bad enough to give up my tutoring students.
Baby geniuses. This is what all my students look like. However, in all seriousness, some of my students start with me at 3.5 years of age.
Pros to a Full-time Role at a Tutoring Company
Camaraderie. I’ve come to appreciate my greater ability to flourish among like minded peers. I can learn from others in my field, especially those innovating technologically.
Role Models. Being my own role model is not a helpful thing.
Co Workers.
It is fun to have folks to shoot the breeze with. I love my husband dearly, but having others to chat playfully with would be so refreshing!
Let’s be analytical.
What Could Returning to Freelance Look Like?
If I pick up with tutoring, I’ll need my afternoons free.
M-F Admissions Consulting, Tutoring, Editing and Childcare
- Already booked $350-700 weekly from recurring clients
Petsitting
- Average $150/week
Total I income I can count on weekly:
- $450
Additional Income
- Likely – Smart Sitters – could easily pick up some weekly childcare shifts
- Likely – Could pick up more tutoring clients – either on my own or through an agency
- Unlikely – Could pick up dog walks
So it’s a matter of deciding which dream to pursue. More to come in this as I make some decisions in the next week.