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> why aren't you working for yourself? Serious question. Stability I don't care what's the most optimal way to write code for my boss and my team, I care abou
by lm28469 3y ago
> why aren't you working for yourself? Serious question.
Stability
I don't care what's the most optimal way to write code for my boss and my team, I care about what's the most optimal way to _live_ my _life_
- theshrike79 3y agoAlso this lets Someone Else take care of the boring stuff like taxes, payroll, sick leaves, hiring etc. I can focus on the code.
- solatic 3y agoIronically, I would point out that if you work for yourself, and if you're successful, then you have far more financial stability than any company you would ever work for. You will never fire yourself from your own company, but if you work for Corporate, then Corporate will make its own layoff decisions, and oftentimes they have little to do with how valuable your contributions are and far more to do with internal politics. Working for yourself, ironically, is what actually allows you to decide the most optimal way to live your life - you get to decide what business you want to build, in which industry, serving which customers, when to close your laptop for the day.