> And of course there’s always a boss somewhere, whether it’s the client or the bank or something else.
Yes. To paraphrase Don Lancaster, it's better to get one nickel each from 100 different sources than 100 nickels from a single source. When someone is supplying all your nickels, they begin to think they own you in some way and will dictate how you do business (for instance, by requiring you to work in a particular place and time). When you get one nickel from each, then you are free to get rid of the sources that become overly demanding.
Yes. To paraphrase Don Lancaster, it's better to get one nickel each from 100 different sources than 100 nickels from a single source. When someone is supplying all your nickels, they begin to think they own you in some way and will dictate how you do business (for instance, by requiring you to work in a particular place and time). When you get one nickel from each, then you are free to get rid of the sources that become overly demanding.