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

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people
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now prefer to be their own boss to
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an employee in an institution. Little did they know that,
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it brings
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and
self worth
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, starting
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business can be mentally draining as bankruptcy is a possible drawback. I will expatiate on these with relevant examples and a logical conclusion. There are several reasons
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want to have their own personal businesses like
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and freedom to mention a few.
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the fact
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society believes and sees any sole proprietor who doesn't depend on anyone for survival as being influential and wealthy.
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, anyone who would not submit
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any employer, can fend for himself and possibly create opportunities for others will be highly
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in
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society.
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, being free from any form of workplace restrictions, rules and regulations is a reason
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want to be on their own. Being able to work at
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pace without pressure from any boss makes one work very efficiently and get results.
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, some
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to break down mentally when they work under pressure.
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working for oneself is beneficial.
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, there are
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various drawbacks in being a boss of oneself
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as loss of funds
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poor management and mental derailment. Starting a personal business empire with little or no experience can lead one to
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bankrupt which if care is not taken can cause emotional stress. To illustrate, a small business owner lost all his capital,
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and profits
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to an online market owing to the fact that he was not experienced in it.
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the long run made him
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his mind and he is currently being taken care of in a psyche home.
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, having
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institution has its own cons. In conclusion,
people
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have personal reasons they would not want to submit under any employer
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as
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freedom and being valued in
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society,
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,
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has lots of downsides like
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funds and mental illness
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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