It's a Hard-Knock Life for Freelancers

 By 
Brian Koerber
 on 
It's a Hard-Knock Life for Freelancers
Credit: Garlic Jackson Comedy

Although some 9-to-5ers may envy the life of a freelancer, it's not always as easygoing as it looks.

For starters, there's the money. Paydays are irregular and for some reason, checks always seem to be stuck in the mail. Then there's the shameful self-promotion, gigs falling through and parents that just don't understand -- the list goes on.

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To highlight the woes and frustrations of freelancing, Garlic Jackson Comedy made this funny and oddly accurate parody, appropriately sung to the tune of Annie's "It's a Hard-Knock Life.

"It's a Freelance Life," written by comedy writer Zack Bornstein, takes you through the daily problems of a freelancer in the modern age. Though waking up at noon and drinking on the weekdays may seem attractive to a full-time employee, it has its fair share of downsides.

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