&quot;I as a developer can&#x27;t understand why anyone skilled wants to be employed.&quot;<p>I&#x27;m mostly scared of the lack of a &quot;guaranteed&quot; salary. I&#x27;m a consultant for IBM Watson. My skills are in demand. I could probably go on my own for about $150 an hour; work less and make more. I&#x27;m afraid to take that leap though. I have a family I&#x27;m responsible for and live paycheck to paycheck now.<p>I also have similar experience in my job search but I attribute it mostly to me just being a failure at interviews.