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?

Recently, it has been noticed that
people
now prefer to be their own boss to
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an employee in an institution. Little did they know that,
although
it brings
self respect
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and
self worth
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, starting
ones
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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
people
want to have their own personal businesses like
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and freedom to mention a few.
This
is
due to
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
under
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any employer, can fend for himself and possibly create opportunities for others will be highly
honored
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in
the
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society.
Also
, being free from any form of workplace restrictions, rules and regulations is a reason
people
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
people
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to break down mentally when they work under pressure.
Thus
,
it is clear that
working for oneself is beneficial.
On the other hand
, there are
also
various drawbacks in being a boss of oneself
such
as loss of funds
due to
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,
profits
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to an online market owing to the fact that he was not experienced in it.
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on
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the long run made him
lost
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his mind and he is currently being taken care of in a psyche home.
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, having
ones
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institution has its own cons. In conclusion,
people
have personal reasons they would not want to submit under any employer
such
as
,
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freedom and being valued in
the
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society,
however
,
this
has lots of downsides like
loosing
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funds and mental illness
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