NOWADAYS, MANY PEOPLE CHOOSE TO BE SELF-EMPLOYED, RATHER THAN TO WORK FOR A COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION. WHY MIGHT THIS BE THE CASE? WHAT COULD BE THE DISADVANTAGE OF BEING SELF-EMPLOYED?

THESE DAYS, MAJORITY OF ADULTS OPT TO RUN THEIR BUSINESSES
INSTEAD
OF WORKING FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
THIS
ESSAY WILL DISCUSS REASONS BEHIND
THIS
TREND AND THE DRAWBACKS OF BEING SELF-EMPLOYED. UNDOUBTEDLY, THERE ARE REASONS WHY MANY PEOPLE PREFER TO WORK FOR THEMSELVES RATHER THAN WORKING IN A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR.
FIRST
, RUNNING PERSONAL
BUSINES
S IS HIGHLY FLEXI
Suggestion
A PERSONAL BUSINESS
BLE. WHEN SOMEONE IS HIS OR HER BOSS, THE
PERSON
IS NOT BOUND BY ANY COMPANY'S RULES ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO TIME, BREAK, AND WORK OUTFITS.
THIS
MEANS THE
PERSON
CAN CHOOSE WHEN TO GO TO WORK, WHEN TO LEAVE, WHEN TO GO ON VACATION, AND WHAT TO WEAR TO WORK. BEARING IN MIND THE SET GOALS OF THE
BUSINESS
, THE
PERSON
IS FREE TO CHOOSE A CONVENIENT ROUTINE TO SEE THAT THE GOALS BECOME ACCOMPLISHED EVENTUALLY.
SECOND
, HAVING SELF-EMPLOYMENT GENERATE MORE INCOME COMPARED TO SALARIED EMPLOYMENT.
FOR EXAMPLE
, STATISTICS FROM A RECENT POLL CONDUCTED BY WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM SHOW THAT 87% OF BILLIONNAIRES IN THE WORLD ARE SELF-MADE. THAT MEANS THAT INCOME REALIZED FROM WORKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS CAN ONLY PROVIDE FOR ONE'S BASIC NEEDS AND DOES NOT GO BEYOND PLACING THAT
PERSON
IN AFFLUENCE. DESPITE HOW APPEALING OR JUICY SELF-EMPLOYMENT MAY APPEAR, IT IS NOT WITHOUT SOME DISADVANTAGES. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO JOB SECURITY IN BEING SELF-EMPLOYED. IF ANY LOSS, NO MATTER THE GRAVITY HITS THE
BUSINESS
, THE OWNER BEARS THE COST ALONE WITHOUT RECOURSE TO THE GOVERNMENT OR ANY SHAREHOLDER,
THUS
LEADING TO NEGATIVE OUTCOMES OR WORST STILL THE
BUSINESS
BEING FOLDED.
FOR INSTANCE
, A STUDY BY LEGON UNIVERSITY GHANA, FOUND THAT 65% OF PERSONAL BUSINESSES DO NOT
LAST
MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER THEIR START-UP.
THIS
IS EVIDENT THAT HAVING A
BUSINESS
IDEA AND START-UP CAPITAL WITHOUT STRONG
BUSINESS
STRATEGIES AND KNOWLEDGE DO NOT RESULT IN SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS
OUTCOME.
FURTHERMORE
, BEING IN SELF-EMPLOYMENT IS SADDLED WITH SOME SERIOUS HEALTH CHALLENGES
SUCH
AS MIGRAINES, DEPRESSION, INSOMNIA AND ANXIETY.
THIS
IS BECAUSE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL DEPARTMENTS
SUCH
AS ACCOUNTING, PR, AND MARKETING LIE ON THE OWNER, AND
THIS
CAN LEAD TO MENTAL MENTAL EXHAUSTION ESPECIALLY WHEN THE
BUSINESS
IS NOT PROGRESSING AS PRESUMED. IN CONCLUSION, WHILE BEING SELF-EMPLOYED MAY SEEM TO BE THE ULTIMATE BECAUSE OF THE FLEXIBILITY AND ENORMOUS REVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH IT, THE DOWNSIDES OF MENTAL BREAKDOWN AND POTENTIAL FINANCIAL LOSS ARE WORTHY OF NOTE FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES TO TREAD
THIS
PATH.
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A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
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  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • self-employed
  • company
  • organization
  • freedom
  • independence
  • income potential
  • flexibility
  • working hours
  • working location
  • passions
  • interests
  • decision-making
  • business practices
  • disadvantages
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