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

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has recently risen, and many people are leaving their regular jobs to start working on their own.

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approach might have some benefits,

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as better work-life balance and less work-related

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;

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, workers who choose

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path could face some issues along the way. Starting with the benefits of

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one is a healthy work-life balance.

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is because those who are self-employed tend to have better control of their

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. If they manage their

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efficiently, they can have more leisure

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to spend

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they like.

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, work-related

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might be minimized. Many employees,

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, report that they get bullied by their bosses, which makes them anxious. Another source of

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is the result of worrying about getting fired if they did something wrong.

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,

self-employment

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might have unfavourable consequences, one of these could be a failure. Many people who start working for themselves in Egypt,

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, tend to fail within a year or so.

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could be the result of inexperience, as many of them might attempt

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without learning enough about how to run a business. Another reason is that they would not get the guidance that a company would provide.

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, their attempt may be counter-productive. To illustrate, they might think they would spend less

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working,

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, they end up working more hours than they would in a regular 9 to 5 job.

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is likely to happen if they lack

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management skills or other skills that are required for running a business. To conclude, despite the recent popularity of

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, as it can provide a better work-life balance and less work-related

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, it might impact workers' life negatively, because they could fail or get worse work conditions.