[djt]

There are a few things here that I can see are overhead.

- It was an established design consultancy, that takes time and money to create.

- They charge the customer 3x what they paid you, but you dont know if the customer paid up. The had a contract, but then so did you, and you only got 8% of the bonus. You got pad your wage regardless of if they got paid.

- The pulled in the big client, this is almost important as a solo contractor, its their reputation on the line if you mess up. Its really hard to get those contracts or you need to have a contact. It's not uncommon for sales people to make 30% on big sales to land the contract on good terms.

- You did all the work, but could they have employed someone else, or are you the only person that could do it?

- Did they pay for health insurance, sick days etc?

- Have you thought about suing for your bonus?

[danielweber]

> Its really hard to get those contracts or you need to have a contact.

Tech people often view this almost as an abstraction problem, or one that rightly wouldn't/shouldn't exist if nerds ran the world. I don't know if it would or wouldn't if us nerds ran the world, but in our actual world, finding and maintaining those relationships is very hard and very valuable.