by vincent_s on 4/24/2025, 7:28:37 AM with 1 comments
I'm a Laravel/Vue freelancer in Germany with 10+ YOE. After 3 years of steady well-paid work, I've seen a significant slowdown since January when Trump returned to office.
Projects postponed, leads going cold, follow-ups unanswered. One American client specifically mentioned "caution around tariff discussions in the US" when canceling my project.
Are you experiencing this as a freelancer? If you hire freelancers, have you pulled back recently? Particularly interested in perspectives from different countries.
For more on my experience: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43780044
Projects postponed, leads going cold, follow-ups unanswered. One American client specifically mentioned "caution around tariff discussions in the US" when canceling my project.
Are you experiencing this as a freelancer? If you hire freelancers, have you pulled back recently? Particularly interested in perspectives from different countries.
For more on my experience: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43780044