“WHAT do you do for a living?” Chances are, all of us have been asked this question countless times by someone we had just met. Chong, 39, is no exception. There were many times Chong, a work-from-home father, had thought of answering, “I'm a civil and structural engineer on sabbatical leave”, when parents at his son's school asked him what he does for a living. He nevertheless says that he's a stay-at-home-dad who freelances and this more often than not, draws some stares of scepticism from the parents.
Like everything else, there are pros and cons of holding a freelance job. Interestingly, freelancing has gained significant popularity in the past decade boosted largely by the quest for flexible working hours.
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