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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 disadvantages of being self-employed

#people #work #company #organization #be #case
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We live in a
fast moving
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 world with
lot
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 of physical and mental struggles. For most of
us
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 the main reason for our difficulties is the workplace.
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 working for a busy company with tight schedules and targets.
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, nowadays many like to be self-employed.
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, there are both pros and cons
for
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self-employment
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 as discussed below.
Few
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 good things about
self-employment
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 are that you are your boss, you can change your
work
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 the way you want, apply and try new ideas and
work
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 according to your own time schedule.
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result
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work life
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 balance will be very good because it can be changed according to your own preferences.
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, your hard
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 will take your name up on your field of
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not
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 someone else’s.
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, there are many negative points for self jobs. One is that
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 a person does not get any job security unless you
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 very hard to make
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 business a success. Even
then
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, you might end up losing
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 job during difficult times.
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, during the COVID
pandemic
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the
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self-employed drivers lost their income due to travel restrictions. And small food stalls lost their businesses due to health restrictions.
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, the responsibility of keeping up with other businesses can add a lot of stress
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 your life. And not having a pension and fonts build up the stress more.
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, in conclusion, I think
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self-employment
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 has both plus and minus points as mentioned above. One should decide on
self-employment
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 after considering all aspects as it is not suitable for all.
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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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