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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It is argued that an increasing number of
individuals
choose to
work
for themselves, rather than
working
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for other companies.
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essay would argue that the main reason
of
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this
is that
people
feel more free when they are self-employed,
while
the main drawbacks are high risk and stress. On the one hand,
people
who have their own
business
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have more liberty.
This
is because when
individuals
work
for others, they need to follow rules. But if they are self-employed, they do not need to listen to what others ask them to do,
instead
, they are the ones
that
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tell others what they need to do.
Also
,
people
are more free because they can
work
from where they want and when they want.
For example
, normally freelancers of big companies do not go to
work
every day, only when there is something urgent or to ensure that everything is in order,
while
the other time, they can do other activities.
On the other hand
, self-employed
people
are more exhausted. The high competition in the market,
make
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people
worry about their
business
,
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since they are not sure if it will
success
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or not,
also
, they need to look for solutions if there are any problems.
Furthermore
becoming a freelancer is very risky.
This
is because
individuals
need to invest
high
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amount of money to create their
business
.
People
can go
to
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bankrupt if the company does not
work
well, and they lose everything they invested.
For instance
, many
people
who had had a successful
business
, fell into bankruptcy from one day to another, losing everything they had and
had
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a large amount of debts that they needed to pay. In conclusion,
individuals
prefer to be freelancers because they are
more free
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,
although
there are drawbacks
such
as
high risk
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rate
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and
people
are
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more exhausted.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • self-employment
  • freelancing
  • entrepreneurship
  • autonomy
  • financial stability
  • work-life balance
  • financial insecurity
  • lack of support
  • resources
  • long working hours
  • uncertain income
  • job security
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