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The only piece of evidence you've presented is a situation from your own career. Do you really believe you can generalize well enough from your personal situa
by dwaltrip 10y ago
The only piece of evidence you've presented is a situation from your own career.
Do you really believe you can generalize well enough from your personal situation to give such strongly worded & unconventional advice, especially to someone you know very little about?
It may be the right choice for certain people at certain times, but it's definitely not a trivial decision.
- return0 10y agoOP asked for anecdotal advice anyway. Curious, what's the "conventional" advice in this situation?
- dwaltrip 10y agoThe person I replied to basically implied that working as an employee is falling prey to some sort of "scam". This is not a widely held view. I understand what they are getting at, and I'm actually sympathetic to the view point. But the reality is much more nuanced. Edit: To more explicitly answer your question, I would say that being self-employed is more difficult and demanding than working for someone else. Thus for many people it makes more sense to be an employee.
- return0 10y ago> for many people it makes more sense to be an employee. Not for me though. I wonder if we could make a poll among people who have tried both.
- dwaltrip 10y agoI'm similar -- I'll probably be self employed at some point. I highly value my autonomy. However, I suspect your poll would be biased towards those who prefer self-employment, as those who are certain it is not for them wouldn't bother trying it.