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> Danes are far more interested in working for an employer than being one (on average). Danes like a large welfare state and we like comfort. I don't think you
by kalms 13y ago
> Danes are far more interested in working for an employer than being one (on average). Danes like a large welfare state and we like comfort.
I don't think you're necessarily right about that statement. Most people I know dreams of being self-employed, especially where I grew up in Jutland. That doesn't make me right either. Both of us are using ourselves as a measurement here, and that's probably a bad idea.
- ThomPete 13y agoMost people dream of working abroad. When it comes down to it they really do prefer to live at home. Same things goes for being self employed. You can't judge anything based on what people say they want to do, you have to do it based on what they do, especially in a country like Denmark where it's literally risk free to start a company.
- kalms 13y agoRisk free? My 5 years of paying off debt from a failed company says otherwise.
- ThomPete 13y agoYeah but you don't have to deal with for instance healthcare cost should you or your family get into trouble. And believe me, you do not want to be caught of guard in the US without proper healthcare which for a self-employed is really expensive and sub par to working in a large organisation with a proper healthcare setup.
- kalms 13y agoYou still have to factor in that very same safety net. You'll lose a guaranteed income, from the state, by choosing the entrepreneurial route vs. unemployment. That's taking a pretty big risk for something that might never amount to anything. In other countries you're basically screwed, if you can't get a job. You have to then seriously consider doing something on your own accord. The same incentive is largely missing here in Scandinavia. Risk comes in many variations!