@Edent I have a similar feeling, but I'm not sure it's only "friendship". I also struggle to imagine how would I price my labor as a freelance. Curiously I have fewer issues with full time employment. I don't love to ask for raises but I have, even to bosses that are friends. In other news, I am not surprised your post fared well on Threads but I'm a bit shocked at the vitriol of some replies. I take it those are drive by comments? Who would follow you and behave like that?