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The thing is, in my experience nobody really wants to be an employee, because to be an employee is to be someone who has to sell their time for a wage. What pe
by fallingfrog 9y ago
The thing is, in my experience nobody really wants to be an employee, because to be an employee is to be someone who has to sell their time for a wage. What people really want who want to own their own businesses and set their own hours is to own the means of production - to own their own labor. This is not some fringe phenomenon, it's the story of human existence in the modern world.
That said, this guy sounds astoundingly entitled and probably does not realize that every person working weekends in retail is thinking the same thing, but doesn't have the money to pursue it.
- pcsanwald 9y agoI've hired lots of people that used to run their own businesses and want to go back to being an employee.
- fallingfrog 9y agoAre you sure they want to or did they just go out of business? If you were the person hiring them then they would probably feel compelled to present themselves as enthusiastic about wanting to be an employee. You are probably not getting their true feelings. It feels pretty wretched to admit defeat and go begging for your job back but you do it with a smile if you've got mouths to feed.
- pcsanwald 9y agoI'm pretty sure at least a few people genuinely wanted to. they ended up being pretty happy as they ended up working at our company for many years. I have no idea how long you've been working, but for myself, my wants and desires have changed pretty significantly over the years. Plenty of people (not just in technology) want change in their career, and are more than willing to trade off the freedom of running your own business with the freedom of being an employee, and not having to worry about the 10 zillion things you have to worry about when you're running the show. I've also hired plenty of technologists that had similar experiences with management. Do anything long enough, and the grass on the other side starts to look a whole lot greener.
- jpindar 9y agoI would dearly love to be an employee right now.
- liberte82 9y agoThere are tons and tons of people who want to be employees and have absolutely no desire to be their own boss. They find freedom in choosing where to work and where to put their efforts. I strongly disagree with this idea that everyone is a secret entrepreneur. You can still retain ownership of your career and be an employee.