A career - as an employee or a business owner which do you prefer and why?

[Desmong]

well, there are various ways people make money and i personally choose to grow my business rather than expecting a salary from other people.  Becoming an entrepreneur, whether small or large, is not easy, there are many things to do here and there, and often we are forced to keep learning from the experiences that are created, that's a challenge for me.

Doing business is what is more important to me because this will give me freedom to make more money than depending on employer to pay me small money that is less to my efforts that I am putting in his business. Doing business or having our own business is better than going for a job and later we might get sacked and forcing us to start afrensh again.

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[og kush420]

well, there are various ways people make money and i personally choose to grow my business rather than expecting a salary from other people.  Becoming an entrepreneur, whether small or large, is not easy, there are many things to do here and there, and often we are forced to keep learning from the experiences that are created, that's a challenge for me.

Doing business is what is more important to me because this will give me freedom to make more money than depending on employer to pay me small money that is less to my efforts that I am putting in his business. Doing business or having our own business is better than going for a job and later we might get sacked and forcing us to start afrensh again.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages. If you are taking care of family business - than its a good thing but making a new business from scratch it not an easy task.
However if you are an entrepreneur - then you should have a source of income to meet both the ends. And in fact more than two side hustles are a good option where you are not investing much.

[Wildwest]

Many people currently want to set up their own business, but due to limited capital so they choose to become employees in a company or other place they work, and both positions have advantages and disadvantages of course, to establish a company, of course we must have experience in their respective fields and capital is the way to run the business and the pressure is greater when compared to employee positions.

[CageMabok]

Doing business is what is more important to me because this will give me freedom to make more money than depending on employer to pay me small money that is less to my efforts that I am putting in his business. Doing business or having our own business is better than going for a job and later we might get sacked and forcing us to start afrensh again.

If you remember the risk of being fired when working for someone else or in someone else's company. Then opening your own business is a better option than working anywhere, because usually everyone who chooses to run their own business has definitely chosen a business that they really love and are also very good at. So it will be very difficult for him to get bored in doing business because what he is doing is part of the hobby that he is involved in every day.

[lizarder]

Now let's have a discussion about it all, for between being an employee to work for some other person's establishments/organization/company  and rather taking time/years to establishing your own company and not working under an employer but rather you being the employer, which will you chose and please ensure to back up your choice with reasonable thoughts, as it could be a guide to some other person's that might be reading this tread.

From the past until now I have never thought about working with office systems, these systems look complicated and limit the time to work, so I don't have a match to work with them. Precisely in 2016 I finished studying at the Faculty of Economics at one of the universities in the area where I live, after finishing college I have never even used the diploma to apply for a job in any office, because I thought their work system would not make me develop according to my knowledge have.

At the end of 2019 I tried to build a clothing business in the area where I live, until now the business is running normally as I wanted, even though it was hit by a recession due to Covid-19 and caused our store sales to decline. But thanks to the hard work that I did, today we have enjoyed quite satisfactory results from efforts to build this business.

[Cling18]

Doing business is what is more important to me because this will give me freedom to make more money than depending on employer to pay me small money that is less to my efforts that I am putting in his business. Doing business or having our own business is better than going for a job and later we might get sacked and forcing us to start afrensh again.

If you remember the risk of being fired when working for someone else or in someone else's company. Then opening your own business is a better option than working anywhere, because usually everyone who chooses to run their own business has definitely chosen a business that they really love and are also very good at. So it will be very difficult for him to get bored in doing business because what he is doing is part of the hobby that he is involved in every day.

Being your boss is the most comfortable job that you could ever have. It might have risks but you could handle and control everything on your own. You only have to be knowledgeable about the choice of a business that you'll have. If you have your own business, you don't have to deal with a toxic working job and rude bosses because nowadays, it's hard to find a job that could give you the best comfort that you need.

[xSkylarx]

Doing business is what is more important to me because this will give me freedom to make more money than depending on employer to pay me small money that is less to my efforts that I am putting in his business. Doing business or having our own business is better than going for a job and later we might get sacked and forcing us to start afrensh again.

If you remember the risk of being fired when working for someone else or in someone else's company. Then opening your own business is a better option than working anywhere, because usually everyone who chooses to run their own business has definitely chosen a business that they really love and are also very good at. So it will be very difficult for him to get bored in doing business because what he is doing is part of the hobby that he is involved in every day.

Being your boss is the most comfortable job that you could ever have. It might have risks but you could handle and control everything on your own. You only have to be knowledgeable about the choice of a business that you'll have. If you have your own business, you don't have to deal with a toxic working job and rude bosses because nowadays, it's hard to find a job that could give you the best comfort that you need.

It will eliminate the toxic environment of people working in an office, you will not have to arrive at work at 8 a.m. and it will primarily break our cycle of working from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. All of this would be gone, and a new set of stressors would be coming when you had business. You'll be working anytime, even if you are at home, to improve your business. The majority of the toxicity would come from customers. Working in an office job is very different from having a business. Both are stressful, but you should select which stress you want to tackle.

[Theones]

It will eliminate the toxic environment of people working in an office, you will not have to arrive at work at 8 a.m. and it will primarily break our cycle of working from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. All of this would be gone, and a new set of stressors would be coming when you had business. You'll be working anytime, even if you are at home, to improve your business. The majority of the toxicity would come from customers. Working in an office job is very different from having a business. Both are stressful, but you should select which stress you want to tackle.

after 16 years of working at office and doing 9-5 job - I am now working on my own.
But that is a good experience and it is stressful too - sometime what you earn all goes in to business and my profit is very less - but that is okie

[serjent05]

It is always good to be a business owner because it doesn't have any limitation on income but I do not mind going through employment and being an employee if it will strengthen my knowledge in the field of business I am about to venture.  Having knowledge about the business is one of the best things to have when we planned to be a business owner.  It is also a crucial factor of success in establishing a business and the major reason why many businesses failed is that the owner lacks experience in that field.

[Raflesia]

It is always good to be a business owner because it doesn't have any limitation on income but I do not mind going through employment and being an employee if it will strengthen my knowledge in the field of business I am about to venture.  Having knowledge about the business is one of the best things to have when we planned to be a business owner.  It is also a crucial factor of success in establishing a business and the major reason why many businesses failed is that the owner lacks experience in that field.

Apart from that, we also have to be aware that sometimes not everyone can do that and this cannot be forced.
Even though experience is very important, but often we have seen many people who have tried even a few times, they still fail, but some have tried one or two times and have succeeded, so apart from experience, of course, there are important factors within us that can indeed be developed and it can also not when we can't be on that path even if we try several times it will obviously be very difficult in my opinion.

[tabas]

It is always good to be a business owner because it doesn't have any limitation on income but I do not mind going through employment and being an employee if it will strengthen my knowledge in the field of business I am about to venture.  Having knowledge about the business is one of the best things to have when we planned to be a business owner.  It is also a crucial factor of success in establishing a business and the major reason why many businesses failed is that the owner lacks experience in that field.

I'll do both things too, just to have that security of income being employed while doing any passion around businesses that I might get into venured with.
So, if a business I try to establish fails, that's okay because I'm still employed and will just continue to keep working on it. I've known people that also did both things but when their business succeeded, they've left the corporate world and focused on it and that's what everyone might do when their established business is already stable.

[Captain Corporate]

As someone who has talked about loving being an employee, a friend reminded me that being an artist is sort of being a business owner. Which is a bit weird, as a true liberal I feel like I like art as much as I can and I write as much as I can as well, which is a difficult task and it has taken be years to perfect which I still haven't, it's really a hard thing to be a writer. I have never realized that, if you assume that you wrote a book, and that book sells thousands of copies, that means you are sort of a business yourself. I am not sure if that is being a business owner, feels like it's not, but it's not an employee either.

So whatever those authors, poets, actors, movie writers, painters, whatever you can consider as art, whatever those "artists" are considered, that is what I would love to be. To have my book on the shelves of most major bookstores, would be dream come true without a doubt, its like the "end goal" for me because even if I can do it just once, then what is left would be just repeating it with another book at best, because nothing would be bigger than that.

[Pamadar]

It is always good to be a business owner because it doesn't have any limitation on income but I do not mind going through employment and being an employee if it will strengthen my knowledge in the field of business I am about to venture.  Having knowledge about the business is one of the best things to have when we planned to be a business owner.  It is also a crucial factor of success in establishing a business and the major reason why many businesses failed is that the owner lacks experience in that field.

I'll do both things too, just to have that security of income being employed while doing any passion around businesses that I might get into venured with.
So, if a business I try to establish fails, that's okay because I'm still employed and will just continue to keep working on it. I've known people that also did both things but when their business succeeded, they've left the corporate world and focused on it and that's what everyone might do when their established business is already stable.

Not a bad idea to start a business while you are still employed. Securing your finances while venturing into your business will help you to explore more. I mean, with your salary, you can sustain your needs while trying to succeed with your business.

There are people who manage to succeed with their own small businesses while still in a corporate
job, making sure that they are secured with all those expenses that needed to be covered while
trying to find the right ideas to establish their business.

[serveria.com]

Business owner here. I personally couldn't work 9 to 5. Why so? Not very nice experience of working paid jobs. Perhaps I was just unlucky, I worked for the government and for several global corporations but I didn't like any of these jobs. Yes, sometimes you can earn more but it's not worth it IMHO. That's just my POV.

[tabas]

I'll do both things too, just to have that security of income being employed while doing any passion around businesses that I might get into venured with.
So, if a business I try to establish fails, that's okay because I'm still employed and will just continue to keep working on it. I've known people that also did both things but when their business succeeded, they've left the corporate world and focused on it and that's what everyone might do when their established business is already stable.

Not a bad idea to start a business while you are still employed. Securing your finances while venturing into your business will help you to explore more. I mean, with your salary, you can sustain your needs while trying to succeed with your business.

There are people who manage to succeed with their own small businesses while still in a corporate
job, making sure that they are secured with all those expenses that needed to be covered while
trying to find the right ideas to establish their business.

That's how it should be because you just can't leave your employment if you're just starting out a business. You'll have hard time adjusting when you're trying to pursue your dream of having a business but you're still employed. It's true when you're having a business, you'll not hit success as early as you can so, there's a need to sustain it through other means like from your salary. That's how a business goes and you may try it until you succeed or if you want to quit already and focus on employment instead.

[bestcoins1]

after 16 years of working at office and doing 9-5 job - I am now working on my own.
But that is a good experience and it is stressful too - sometime what you earn all goes in to business and my profit is very less - but that is okie

If the profit you get is still small, it means that your task now is to widen your business network more broadly and open branches in different places so that the income input and profits are greater. This certainly requires more energy and thought, but it will definitely be very balanced with the benefits you will get later if the business continues to advance widely.

After all, based on the experience you already have in your 16 years working in other people's offices, you should be managing a larger business with more capital, because your income in the 16 years you have worked is clearly very large. Unless you don't save at all from any salary you earned in the past.

[Theones]

after 16 years of working at office and doing 9-5 job - I am now working on my own.
But that is a good experience and it is stressful too - sometime what you earn all goes in to business and my profit is very less - but that is okie

If the profit you get is still small, it means that your task now is to widen your business network more broadly and open branches in different places so that the income input and profits are greater. This certainly requires more energy and thought, but it will definitely be very balanced with the benefits you will get later if the business continues to advance widely.

After all, based on the experience you already have in your 16 years working in other people's offices, you should be managing a larger business with more capital, because your income in the 16 years you have worked is clearly very large. Unless you don't save at all from any salary you earned in the past.

This is a good idea you have mentioned. I never spoke to the people of my contacts because when they say no .. I feel so small and I don't feel like talking to them again . But I will surely try again . . Thank you for your feedback and comment - much appreciated.

[valeneu]

Everyone wants to be a business owner, make more money doing what they love, and no one needs to control us. But not everyone can be a business owner, which requires financial support and ability. Because not everyone can easily succeed in any investment.

[Pamadar]

That's how it should be because you just can't leave your employment if you're just starting out a business. You'll have hard time adjusting when you're trying to pursue your dream of having a business but you're still employed. It's true when you're having a business, you'll not hit success as early as you can so, there's a need to sustain it through other means like from your salary. That's how a business goes and you may try it until you succeed or if you want to quit already and focus on employment instead.

Again, it's the practical way while aiming for a good success. Being employed while working with your own business is not an easy venture
there are many factors that will push you stop.

Choosing between your employment and your start up business will be on the next chapter of your
journey. I mean, you can only choose if you already generate income and you feel that you can
sustain your business.

[Iadegbola34]

A lot of people will choose to be a boss of their own but the truth is not everyone can run a business. As an employee, you have little decision making to do hence you're not liable to take risks that can make or mar the success of the organisation.
That would serve as advantage for people who have problem deciding when face with the fear that whatever decision they make may bring their whole business down.