new job
On Friday, I had my last day over at TechWeb. It was great working there, but the time had come to move on and seek out new challenges, and get out of my comfort zone (which sadly, I had settled into quite nicely with TechWeb). My last few days were spent documenting all the projects I’d been working on. We had a nice send-off lunch down the street from our office at the 21st Amendment, on 2nd Street, right next to South Park in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco.
Over the weekend, I started and finished a freelance design project for a friend over at carbonharmony.com. This week, I start my new position with Secorix Inc. as a Software Engineer / QA Support Engineer / Designer / Programmer.
Which brings me to the point of this post: I’m going to be working for Secorix as an independent contractor. I’ve been reading various info about working as a contractor, and I’ve talked to everyone I know who already is one… and it looks like the simplest and cheapest way to address my needs would be to form a sole proprietorship. At some point during my first day, I’ll ask other employees what they think is the best route to take. Then hopefully i’ll be meeting with a CPA, registering my business with the county, and setting up a business account at Wells Fargo. Even if it turns out that I don’t need to set up a business for this new job, I may do it anyway so that I can work as a full-fledged freelancer.
