Quote: (05-16-2014 11:59 AM)Kaii Wrote:
Hi all, I have some question for all of you who run/own your own business, or work a non-location type of job:
1. How do you like not have an actual "boss"?
I like it a lot, but I never minded having a boss, just bad bosses. My motivation for working for myself was not that I minded having a boss, but the fact that fixed wages with slow pay raises are a suckers game. I'd be perfectly happy to be an employee in a company if I had lots of stock options in a biz that wanted to go public.
Quote: (05-16-2014 11:59 AM)Kaii Wrote:
2. How do you like making your own schedule (if applicable).
It's great in the big picture, you can travel when you want, sleep when you want, get drunk on a tuesday, but it sucks in day to day life, because you need a lot of self dicipline.
Quote: (05-16-2014 11:59 AM)Kaii Wrote:
3. How is the money compared to maybe working for someone else?
Until now about the same as working in a comparable position as an employee, but with much fewer hours and restriction.
Quote: (05-16-2014 11:59 AM)Kaii Wrote:
4. How do you handle the uncertainty of the work you are doing?
You just learn to live with it and it becomes easier as your confidence in yourself grows, but it is always there. That makes you think long and hard about where you want your business to grow, so you don't end up as a 50 year old with a business that just gets by.
Quote: (05-16-2014 11:59 AM)Kaii Wrote:
5. Are there any huge pitfalls that make you sometimes question working for yourself/abroad?
Too much freedom, too little grounding and too little discipline can sometimes lead you down wrong paths, because there isn't anyone to tell you that you're going the wrong way. You have to seek that kind of tough love advice out and it's difficult to find because most 9-5 people will just knee-jerk hate on your decisions no matter what. That makes it difficult to figure out if they have a point or are just jealous.