Multitude of customers as a “boss” is a much different situation than having one boss. So much that the analogy breaks up. A customer firing you might affect 2

Multitude of customers as a “boss” is a much different situation than having one boss. So much that the analogy breaks up. A customer firing you might affect 2% of your income. A real boss firing you will cut 100% of your income. Also, if you are the founder and CEO of a startup you have to answer to the board and investors, but there is much less power imbalance. Sometimes a CEO being fired is financially better than continuing to work. Think of the founder of WeWork. “You always have a boss” is a bland phrase that doesn’t account for all the very important nuances of the matter. Definitely not an “illusion”. There are very practical differences between the different types of bosses.