Free Agents: A Breed Apart
Whether you're itching to ditch corporate America or you've already hitched your wagon to a solo star, you're different. And you're fitting in just fine.
By Jeffery D. Zbar •
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used to have it all, or so she thought. She had a plumjob on Capitol Hill as a congressman's staff director, therespect of peers and the allure of the power of politics. Then shelooked more deeply at what she was doing, and she realized therewas more to be gained in the New Economy.
In January 2000, Vance ditched all the trappings of thetraditional day job-the camaraderie, the benefits, the steadypaycheck-to go it alone with AdVancedConsulting, a Washington, DC, political advocacy consultingfirm. She has a handful of clients, a few long-term commitments,the freedom to work when and how she wishes-and she has a tonof fun in the process.
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