Choosing between cloud contracting and a bigger side idea
A new role at a large Canadian bank has opened up a side-hustle decision. The practical option is to take extra cloud work on weekends or after regular hours. Finding clients may be hard, especially because it took 1.5 years to move from the previous software job into the new role.
Building deep knowledge in the current job could make extra contracts more useful, because the added experience may later support a better-paid senior role. The other option is to look for a new idea unrelated to the current job. A past made only $800 over three years.
The core choice is between a realistic service path with clearer learning value and a lower- idea that might have bigger upside.
Key points
- A new role at a large Canadian bank created the side-hustle question.
- The realistic path is weekend or after-hours cloud .
- is a concern, partly because the last job transition took 1.5 years.
- Extra contracts could build experience that helps with a future senior role.
- A previous earned $800 over three years.