Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed, rather than to work for a company or organization. What might be the case? What could be the disadvantage of being self-employed?

In recent times,

work

culture has seen a dramatic change. Myriads of people have shifted from working for a company job to being self-employed. While the latter has plenty of benefits, the drawbacks that come along cannot be ignored. The rising trend of working as a freelancer is connected with flexibility in

work

.

This

is because unlike an office job, self-employed people are not restricted with company policies and regulations.

This

means they have complete freedom over all aspects of

work

such

as working hours and deadlines.

For instance

, for a two-day task, one may not

work

for the

first

day at all and complete everything the

second

day. Alternatively, in a controlled office environment, employees are required to

work

daily or for a specified period.

On the other hand

, being self-employed comes with increased responsibilities. An organization has a systematic hierarchy and

work

is divided

accordingly

.

However

, if one decides to

work

for oneself, all obligations fall into shoulders of a single person.

This

often results in stress and anxiety.

For example

, in a software company, providing good customer care is as prominent as developing a new software. A self-employed person must be able to regulate both these daunting tasks all by themselves.

As a result

, many a times individuals bite off more than they could chew. To sum up,

although

being self-employed provides elastic working environments. The fact that an individual need to be in charge of all the aspects of

work

should be considered as well. I believe freedom in

work

outweighs all disadvantages.