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?
Decades ago, the majority of
people
had been working as employees, Use synonyms
while
in recent years more Linking Words
people
have tried to be independent and worked for themselves. Use synonyms
This
is might be caused by the Linking Words
people
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work
conditions Use synonyms
in particular
. Though to be self-employed has some disadvantages because it can lead to unstable payments and the absence of any social benefits which Linking Words
people
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company
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organization
.
Nowadays Use synonyms
people
take care of themselves more than some decades ago, Use synonyms
therefore
they choose to Linking Words
work
independently. Use synonyms
This
choice gives them more control of their life, as they can plan their Linking Words
work
hours by themselves not by the employer, they can Use synonyms
work
in different places and they do not need to go to the office every day and should not have extra communication in which they are not interested. Use synonyms
For example
, there are many women with little children who started their self-employed career Linking Words
due to
its flexibility which is especially important and gives them the possibility to Linking Words
work
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while
they are raising their kids.
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However
, there are some disadvantages of being self-employed, one of them is the lack of any corporation or Linking Words
organization
benefits. Nowadays almost every Use synonyms
company
has something beneficial for their employees, it can be medical insurance, free coffee, juice, cakes or even lunches, an educational program, a reward, a voucher to a great hotel on the seaside or just in the near forest. Another huge drawback is a changeable cash flow. If you are working for yourself you have to find customers by yourself which sometimes could be quite challenging and hard to effort without any stability, Use synonyms
as a result
, you can have a lot of Linking Words
work
and money in one month and nothing in the next month. Use synonyms
For instance
, it often happens that after some months of Linking Words
work
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people
return to a Use synonyms
company
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organization
.
In conclusion, the cause of Use synonyms
people
’s preference to be self-employed is their desire to manage their life and Use synonyms
work
, Use synonyms
although
it can have negative effects on them as they might have financial instability and lose social benefits from a Linking Words
company
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organization
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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...