facing the free profession

[carlo96]

Good morning.
I'm 26 years old and I'm a graduate of mechanical engineering, enrolled in the albo. I have read many interesting discussions about this forum about the subject of free profession. I am currently employed in the metalworking industry and I would like to understand, perhaps through the direct experience of some of you, if there is the possibility to reconcile self-employment and employee. I do not mean from the legal point of view as I already know that it is not a problem. My curiosity arises from the fact that I would like to address a broader spectrum of topics and I think, perhaps wrongly, that some "simple" jobs can help me expand my knowledge and keep me updated on various issues, and then eventually to evaluate in a future the passage to self-employed worker. Besides, and not less important, I could count on some extra entrances though salty. I recognize that at the moment my knowledge and experience are a big limitation, but I also think it is right to get involved.
is according to your experience a sensible reasoning?
in what can a new engineer be cited? periodic audits, certifications?
Thank you.

 

[TECNOMODEL]

Good morning.
I'm 26 years old and I'm a graduate of mechanical engineering, enrolled in the albo. I have read many interesting discussions about this forum about the subject of free profession. I am currently employed in the metalworking industry and I would like to understand, perhaps through the direct experience of some of you, if there is the possibility to reconcile self-employment and employee. I do not mean from the legal point of view as I already know that it is not a problem. My curiosity arises from the fact that I would like to address a broader spectrum of topics and I think, perhaps wrongly, that some "simple" jobs can help me expand my knowledge and keep me updated on various issues, and then eventually to evaluate in a future the passage to self-employed worker. Besides, and not less important, I could count on some extra entrances though salty. I recognize that at the moment my knowledge and experience are a big limitation, but I also think it is right to get involved.
is according to your experience a sensible reasoning?
in what can a new engineer be cited? periodic audits, certifications?
Thank you.

the main problem, having experienced it, I think it is the lack of time to go to potential new customers, get acquainted, receive work etc.
If you already work in classic time you can't think about going to a company at 18, or Saturday.
In addition there are many factors, first among which the fact that you are a perfect stranger, workingly speaking. often the companies already have their externals to which they entrust some work or extra loads, it is difficult to enter into such a situation without having a solid reputation behind them.
still remains the fact that trying does not cost (almost) anything.

 

[windreef]

Good morning.
I'm 26 years old and I'm a graduate of mechanical engineering, enrolled in the albo. I have read many interesting discussions about this forum about the subject of free profession. I am currently employed in the metalworking industry and I would like to understand, perhaps through the direct experience of some of you, if there is the possibility to reconcile self-employment and employee. I do not mean from the legal point of view as I already know that it is not a problem. My curiosity arises from the fact that I would like to address a broader spectrum of topics and I think, perhaps wrongly, that some "simple" jobs can help me expand my knowledge and keep me updated on various issues, and then eventually to evaluate in a future the passage to self-employed worker. Besides, and not less important, I could count on some extra entrances though salty. I recognize that at the moment my knowledge and experience are a big limitation, but I also think it is right to get involved.
is according to your experience a sensible reasoning?
in what can a new engineer be cited? periodic audits, certifications?
Thank you.

I did it a few years ago when I was addicted (full time) , I found a company that gave me work and knowing that I was addicted to them, after 18 or Saturday to talk about the work that, however, of course, I was doing at my house. In spite of my initial punctuation that for me it was a job goes on time, after a little (about two months) I had no more life, basically I went home at 18, I put myself to the pc until midnight (sometimes more) Saturday and Sunday full time. Sometimes I had to answer the messages (closed in the bathroom at the main work) always with the usual excuse "have patience but it is an urgency" or I was burning my lunch break on the phone, and then I had to eat a sandwich made to the flight. In spite of my regrets in this sense, the situation calmed down for a week or two at the max and then as before even worse.
I took another 3 months (about 5 in total) and then I literally sent in c**or all.
This whole story to make you understand that despite the initial arrangements, companies don't give a good taste of your commitments, on the other hand, our work is more of continuous support to the technical office, it's not a single job and then stop.
I know many people who do it, manuals, certifications, structural calculations, which are aimed and aimed at a machine, while I think it's too large to manage it, it's time for the long (not even so much) to annihilate you.

 

[Mario SJPD]

all true as written above.
Perhaps an external design study can have on certain works of different timing (a little more programming) and shake you respect the extemporaneous requests of the final customer,
But you have to understand your degree of autonomy, to work in this way you have to be at the height of doing the job almost without any support.
then there's the software and workstation issue to keep in mind, how could you arrange?

 

[gerod]

It's not life! risk making mistakes. I did it for a few years working at night but on projects and I could still sleep... then I chose to put myself on my own.
the work of now does not admit expected so I see it hard.
Periodic checks are made during working hours, so I do not see it feasible. perizie idem.
You can't work 18 hours a day, even if you're young! ;-)

 

[TETRASTORE]

I also share in personal experience the opinions expressed in previous posts that highlight both the difficulty of finding jobs and executing them in extra-work employee time.
Another problem highlighted is the lack of experience that definitely does not favor you so that even the periciousnesses, certifications, periodic verifications, quoted by you require a credible background.
excluding the design that requires many years of study, practice and collaboration with companies or technical studies before being able to propose itself, I would suggest you another way much shorter (which does not mean easier).

First of all, I would start with courses to acquire a minimum of training on safety issues at work and on the "general data protection regulation" affecting virtually all companies in each sector.
for this you should start attending some courses:
- Health and safety course on workplaces
- knowledge of 152/06 (environmental legislation)
- knowledge
- finally you should do a course to acquire the title Work safety trainer (Save who for and requirement).

with the latter title, you could then propose to the various consultancy studies on safety training, trying to acquire a practical experience at least two years, after which you will be able to propose to both companies as an independent and as a collaborator to the various professional studies dedicated to training.
this is a profile that is currently very required and well paid.

Finally, not indispensable for a security trainer but certainly useful, I would also follow a course on privacy and general data protection regulations - gdpr.

It reminds me that the possession of a diploma or a degree is not the end of a training process, but the beginning of new training and learning methods that are more relevant to the needs of an evolving labour market that will allow you to achieve the goals you have set yourself.

 

[Mario SJPD]

Do you also know what types of customers you can attract with an activity carried out in this way?
I don't want to be serious.
Some takers? any disorganized in good faith?
certainly all the urgencies and breaks of boxes that no one else accepts, with almost the certainty that your work is not appreciated or rewarded.