the classic Catch-22:
Client: We have one of our biggest customers coming in next week and we’d like you to sit in on meetins with them for a few days.
You: mmmmmmmmm… sure, I can do that.
Client: When can we expect to see your prelims?
You: In a few days.
Client: I’ll give you a call Monday to confirm dates, and times.
You: O… kay…
I tried to squeeze in ‘consulting’ work on the side for awhile. It finally took getting laid-off from the ‘real’ job to give me the impetus to commit to ‘full time’.
You (we) owe it to our clients to provide them with our full attention, but you also owe it to our employer.
The big bite comes when they want to visit your office… . … …