News on the Fly: Self-Employed Man Fed Up

Man, 35, is self-employed East Moline, Illinois M. Hawkins August 1, 2007 "I've been self-employed for 27 months now. But no more, " says Freidrich Montague, 35, who has been self-employed for over 2 years. Montague had considered leaving his position for several months, but recent events around the workplace had prompted him to begin a more serious job search. "I don't pay myself well enough for the work I do," said Montague, "I never have. Salary rates are something I decide on a corporate level, however, so there's not much I can do about that." "But when I hired that Joe guy to manage myself above me, for a position that I was more than qualified for, that was the last straw. I realized I couldn't work for myself anymore." Montague plans on pursuing a job in a field related to the one in which he previously worked, but for better pay.