Freelancing, work culture, and all the things nobody tells you about people who make a living writing sentences.
Other professionals don’t work for free. Creative people shouldn’t either.
And incidentally, neither should immigrants.
Don’t get me wrong: volunteering can be a great way to rebuild a network in your field when you arrive in Canada, to gain Canadian work experience and to update or expand your skills.
Mrs. Smith had absolutely no idea that her ten-year-long career was going to end that day.
Canadian workplaces also have a number of issues newcomers will spot fast enough.
I’m back to freelancing but I did enjoy being an employee in Canada.
These articles explore the Canadian work culture. I hope it will help prospective immigrants and newcomers to understand the good, bad and ugly sides of it.
The transition from employee to freelancer reminded me that for immigrants, work experience is a never-ending challenge.
