The difference between working FOR one company and working WITH multiple companies is that one company—sometimes—does things one way, while multiple companies definitely don’t.
Well, unless Bredemarket were so ginormous that I could dictate to every client and prospect that I only work in a single way.
I’m not, so I don’t.
One example: when I worked for Incode 3-4 years ago, we primarily used one communication tool and one project management tool. After I left Incode, my Bredemarket clients and I have used a multitude of communication and project management tools, to say nothing of all the other tools Bredemarket uses with its clients. Microsoft Office vs. the Google equivalents. WordPress vs. other apps I can’t even access. SharePoint vs. Google Drive. KnowBe4 (yes, I work frequently enough at one company that I have to complete mandatory training). And, most importantly for Bredemarket’s bank account, different invoicing and payment systems. (Gotta learn those.)
It’s comparable to the months before I joined Printrak, when I was working with a multitude of firms. (Printrak was supposed to be one more firm, but I stayed there for over 25 years.) Most notably, one client was standardized on OS/2. I had never used it before, and would never use it again.
But I learned all the systems before Printrak, at Printrak, at all the other companies, and at all the Bredemarket clients.
It’s part of doing business.
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