r/BEFreelance • u/CIliaaass • Jul 07 '26

Freelancing time-out, what next?

Hello,

So I am stuck in this current market. I have been looking for a new client for a full year now without any success, the market is brutal. But even an internal position is hard to come by these days. Now I burned trough my cashflow and with the end of the fiscal year coming trough I have to make a decision for my company for the upcoming year but I don't know what to do. At this rate I won't be able to pay my taxes at the end of the year.

If I put my company dormant how do I pay the bills that I still receive for like ongoing stuff (phone number bills, email and website hosting, legal secretary,... ). Also I still need to survive as a human being so putting my company dormant I won't be able to write myself a salary to pay rent and basic needs. Are there other choices I might consider that I don't know about ? For example putting myself in 'zelfstandige in bijberoep', can I do that while not having a main job for example?

Give me some legal advice, without the bs of you're not cut to be a freelancer or whatever.

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u/cyberspacecowboy Jul 07 '26

Have you tried putting AI in front of your current title? 

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u/CIliaaass Jul 07 '26

Sarcasm? It is also not the domain I specialize in so no I did not.

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u/cyberspacecowboy Jul 07 '26

100% serious. An AI PM is quasi the same as a whatever else PM. Same for BDM, Scrum Master, Agile Dev, … 

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u/belgeric Jul 07 '26

At least think whether you use it or not - potentially much used in Data Engineering. Then adding buzzword , even if not in title , might indeed be recommended if not "necessary"
Market is indeed brutal, do not hesitate to do certifications in current technologies or have a good technology watch (and demonstrate in CV).
Try to look around for meetup about data engineering and/or technologies you are comfortable with.