Topic: A career - as an employee or a business owner which do you prefer and why? - page 18. (Read 2527 times)

I believe that all of us has the inherent ability to become business tycoons provided we gain proper knowledge and discipline in the craft. It all boils down on whether a person is a risk taker or not. Risk Takers are those that definitely end up on the field as the business world thrives on these risks. Employment on the other hand is so secure in the essence that you could always expect a paycheck coming in provided that you come into work and do your job as productive as possible. I can see people who fear having to lose everything or anything thriving in this field. There's really nothing wrong with being an employee and it's not as bad as people with Sigma Grindset make it out to be. If that's where you're most comfortable with, go for it.

My early career started as a paid employee every month. but I finally decided to build my own business. The first 1 year of building a business. to be honest it's the hardest thing. But then things got better. as experience increases everything becomes more and more enjoyable. so finally I have employees for my business.

but the lesson I can share is
- Starting your own business requires a stronger mentality
- requires patience
- must continue to be consistent even though business conditions sometimes encounter difficulties
- continue to study every step taken to date
- evaluate, innovate and if there is a problem keep trying to find a solution.
- And I always tell myself that "If other people can be successful in independent business, then I definitely and should be able to" these words may seem arrogant. but these are just motivational words that I always suggest to myself.

But my note is that when you want to start an independent business, do it with totality and if you still have doubts, it's better to postpone it until your determination is made up. because building an independent business is like building a bridge that connects two cliff edges. sometimes we have to go down the cliff first to hook the bridge rope across the other cliffs. it is difficult but we find freedom in life.

Both workers and business owners have their own risks and benefits. It will depend on how you are, your skills and abilities, and the opportunities you currently have. Various mature considerations need to be considered when we want to set up a business. It will be very difficult because we are spending our money and not necessarily going to be successful. But on the other hand, setting up our own business will also make us go beyond our limits if indeed we are capable. On the other hand, if we are employees, then we will only be like that with work routines. However, our income will be certain.

So, once more, this will depend on what we are and how we are right now. Me, recently, I will prefer to focus on managing to be the owner of a business, although started by a small business, this is my choice for the current situation. This may not be easy because there are some processes of up and down during running business. But as long as we understood what to do and manage, we can still run it very well and earn profits well, it's enough.WHat we can do is by evaluating and develop our business so that the business can really develop consistently. I am also so tired of working outside as an employee after working there for more than 12 years. That is why starting a business when I have been ready is a good step for me. But, I know that this may be different for some other people.

I have always wanted to become a business owner from the start but seems my experience is not good enough so I would want to start as an employee at first and gained all the insights needed to grow a business. Because I believe once you build your own business, big capital is not enough, you also have a good knowledge and skills on the business you are building as to have higher assurance for that business to succeed.

Both experiences could have benefits beyond starting a career. And the skills that the employer possesses always remain the determinant of each person’s aspirations. The better result will be better if we assume that both of them want to launch a successful private project with high qualifications for expansion.
An employee who works part-time or full-time will be able to gain experience in his field of activity and have knowledge of its various details. And the longer the period of his work, the greater his knowledge and familiarity with it. This will reduce the chances of failure when launching his project and he will be able to deal with most work-related problems. Experience will not cost him more than physical and intellectual effort, without the need to invest or assign specialized parties to study the market or the development horizon.
Whoever chooses to launch his original project can shorten the path, but he will put himself at a certain risk in exchange for that .

I’ll chose as an employee first and when I think I’ve already learned enough and have build my own confidence, then i’ll be ready for a higher level of venture, and that is to become a boss or an employer. This way, my experience as an employee will help me make it through and I know with smart people that I’m also with, success will eventually come later on.

The answer for sure is to be a business owner. We all want to be the boss of our own company and no one needs to take control of us. However, not everyone has the opportunity to put up a firm business because of a lack of capital so we got no choice but to grind hard to succeed in our careers. Some of us are trying to earn so we could settle someday through entrepreneurship. That will be the retirement plan of many of us. There's nothing wrong with being an employee but being an entrepreneur would give us financial freedom and breakthrough if we could be wise in managing it.

Being a business owner would really be just simple for you to mention on but here's the things you should consider out.

1. What business you would be making?
2. Do you have the sufficient capital?
3. Do you have idea or aware about marketing stuffs?
4. Are you prepared on losing money?

Some might really like to ran a business but not all does have the financial capacity to have or doesnt have the
feeling or simply been scared on starting one because of the risk.This is why it does really depend if someone is really that persevering on what
they are trying to attain.

Being a business owner is almost everyone's dream, because most people think working under someone comes with many challenges, for example, Time of resumption, insults from the owner of the Business/company or organization, delay in salary and so on. So that's why most people prefer being a boss of their own, which is not easy. Being a business owner is not for everyone, most people excel why working under someone but when they move on to open their own business they fail because they don't have the skills to make the business grow. Most successful business owner won't tell you what they are go through. Business owners go through more stress more than the staffs being that they are thinking on how to move the business to the next level or keep the business booming, which the employee duty is just to come to work and carry out His or Her daily operation.       

If you survey 100 people then you give a choice, who wants to be an entrepreneur or a worker? 99% of them will answer "want to be an entrepreneur" for almost the same reasons because there is a stigma in society that entrepreneurs are cool, live in luxury, have free time, and can do anything. even though behind it all, even an entrepreneur is 100 times more draining of energy, thought, time and assets compared to employees. Most entrepreneurs don't tell clearly how the process of becoming what it is now is that they have become successful people because there are indeed many things that must be kept secret and are unable to convey them.

This would be a scary scenario for me and this is why I usually maintain a two source of income, either from my investment or another gig that is sort of just a light work compared to my usual 9-5 job. Considering how our economy runs today, this would be the safest bet so that people can at least live with "peace of mind".
This might not be the case for some people working under the government since usually those have the "job stability" although not at all times.

It is really nice to hear from someone else's building business. I built my freelancing business back in 2020, since I believe that international pays better than in my own country.

Of course everyone will choose to be the boss and so do I, no one wants to be ordered by others or have to obey someone. But we won't be able to decide that depending on our circumstances. If we are fresh graduates, we cannot become business owners but have to work as hired laborers or were born in a difficult family, then becoming a boss will be our dream, but first of all we need to go to work.

I prefer a career as a business owner. The reason for my choice is that I don't have any need to be bossed by anyone when I have the choice to choose between the two.

Personally, I don't believe anyone could want to serve others rather than being served, but the constraint they often have is the needed resources to kickstart and run their own business. If that is taken care of, then it might be an unwise idea for anyone to be under anyone when they have the opportunity to be their own boss.

If you're to continue with asking this question several times you're likely to keep getting the same and similar response from people over time, the truth is that everyone want to be an employer and not an employee, if you consider well what people encounters with being employed inder someone, you will understand what it means because they are not just satisfied with that kind of work nature, the challenges with being under an employer could be so demanding that one wouldn't got enough timebto self discovery of his own potentials in starting his own business.

Their is no bad thing working under under a person, no matter how small, tight or hectic the person you are working under seems to be, you will definitely learn something which can be a added knowledge to your field and as well regarded as an experience. When all the Knowledge you have learned and acquired are combined together you will come up with a perfect idea to open up and manage a successful business that you can run smoothly. Going into a business without working under experience people to me can be more stressful.

Both an employee or business owner comes with its advantages and disadvantages

As an employee you are limited to loss that affects the company/business because you are on fixed salary or wages, your havc the time span to work and when not to. But its major con is the lack of ability to grow your own self.

As for business owners every body aims at because they feel it gives avenue for growth and being your own boss which is actually right but these comes with its responsibilities, the most common one is the risk of loss incurred by the business. This is being bared by the owner only.
Another thing is the ability to establish or build a successful team which comes in handy if one lacks the ability of a leader. The time span for a business owner isn't specified as some tends to work more hours than there employees.

I firmly believe that no one wants to be an employee, all want to be their own boss. However, there is a big difference between wanting to do something and actually doing it. Being the boss requires you to have initial capital as well as business experience to get started, and not everyone has that. So many people will choose to be employees before becoming their own owners. But there are also some people who will accept being an employee because they can't stand the pressure of being a boss.

Why not both? Why we need to choose one? I believe in harnessing the power of both and I am doing it. I have a full-time day job and I do have a business where I have employed two people who runs the business for me.

Back in 2016, I had only one source of income from a job and I suddenly lost it on  November 2016. That's the turning point of my life where I had started building up my business. Now in 2022, it gives me more income than my day job. But I never thought of leaving my job because I am addicted to a monthly payment called salary.

In the era of digitization, it's super easy to have a job and simultaneously run a business. The only investment is your time!  

It seems that for now there are a lot of threads making comparisons like this because if I'm not mistaken there are several threads that have almost the same content about this comparison for example.
Entrepreneurship or Office job?
Lay off vs Pay cut
Will you further your degree from school, or learn a new skill after college?
Entrepreneurs vs Solopreneurs

In this case it is not wrong to make and compare so that we can choose what is good for us and what is not.
But in other ways we also have to realize whether we are capable of making this into our potential. Doing business is indeed something that is quite good but not everyone can do business properly and sometimes this is what gets them down when we fail. indeed in this case trying is better than never trying at all but on the other hand we also know that sometimes there are times when we have to know the potential that exists within ourselves so that in that way we are also aware of the abilities we have.

I prefer to be a business owner and of course, I would be better than being an employee, for several reasons, including that I will receive a salary greater than being an employee, and this business will be in the field of my practical experience and I can be creative in it. I will have the leadership in making decisions, appointing employees, and determining their salaries without anyone imposing their opinion or decision on me. I believe that any employee wants to be a business owner, not just me, but he must have the capital to start, sufficient experience, and a feasibility study for the business that he will do. It is not easy at first, but with diligence and the profits of each of us’s investments in cryptocurrencies, we can achieve this.