So which one should it be? Do you take the risk and invent a job or do you want to keep running the race knowing the possibility of winning is very low and you may never reach the finish line?
Is this like a dilemma, right? Actually, both positions should be balanced, and if they're not balanced, one side will naturally be inclined to switch to the other side. This really happens in my country, even though the practice isn't perfect yet, but there are many lessons I can learn from this.
The picture below shows the monthly salary rate in my area, where job opportunities are very limited and many people are looking for work to make a living. Yes, you're not mistaken, in one month, the average person with a regular job has a minimum salary standard of $125 for 160 hours of work. This is even smaller than the campaign payment for Legendary rank members, which can reach $130 in just 7 days.
Because the amounts above are in local currency, here are the converted results at the current exchange rate from IDR (Indonesian Rupiah) to USD.
1,957,169 IDR = 125,85 USD
Seeing such low salaries, many people are now turning to entrepreneurship with just courage, without careful calculation and planning. This is one of the right decisions but in the wrong way. Yes, recently there have been many new stores opening within a month, and then the next month they close due to inadequate management. And this doesn't happen once or twice, but there are already hundreds of stores in my city facing the same fate.
Responding to your question, what is the right choice? Being an employee or risking more money to create job opportunities?
Alright, I'm more inclined towards providing job opportunities, but with the condition that finding a job is extremely difficult. After upgrading skills and self-improvement, if finding a job is still challenging, that indicates that becoming an entrepreneur is the only option. Should I just dive into it right away? Certainly not. I've made mistakes several times in entrepreneurship, and that's also because of the lack of careful calculation. This experience is what makes me not want to repeat the same mistakes.
The best option is to study business within less than a year to find the best formula. Then launch the business to start absorbing the workforce. After realizing that the monthly salaries for employees are very low due to the lack of job opportunities, I believe it becomes an initial advantage for us to more easily attract competent workers.
Perhaps there are things that don't go according to plan, so always have Plan A, Plan B, and so on ready.