To explain it a bit more, inventing a job means doing something on your own and creating an opportunity for yourself. This could also include creating opportunities for others too. Those who invent their own jobs can design positions that are in line with their particular skills, interests, and values. This gives them a sense of fulfilment and autonomy that may not be available in traditional employment options.
But it brings risks. In order to create or invent a job, you need investment. Each and every investment comes with risks and this is no different.
Starting a business requires financial and other resources. Most people cannot afford to raise funds that could be used to start a business. Even when you have a good proposal no bank will be willing to give a loan or credit facilities with stringent conditions or collateral. Starting a business also needs some level of skills in the field. You can learn on the job when you are employed but learning on the job in your own business might lead to loss of funds. But the beauty of owning your business is that you enjoy the profit as the business grows and you also have the freedom to engage in other family or other social activities because you can control your time.
Finding a job also has its pros and cons. One pro is that it does not require investment of personal assets. You are working for an organization and you will get paid at the end of every month. With that being said, it is hard to find a job nowadays. Less opportunities and competition have made it so hard that many people are staying at home unemployed after graduation. You need particular skills, knowledge and experience that are required in order to get that job.
Paid employment could lead to underemployment or even underpayment. Even if the firm is making more profit from your input, you will still earn your normal pay. In some developing nations the workers are treated like slaves. Some even engage in domestic work in the houses of their bosses after closing from office work. You can be called up at any time even during holidays to the office and carry out official tasks. People have to endure this employment abuse because there are few jobs being chased by many applicants.
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?
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Life is too short to be spent on modern-day slavery. I have plans to work for a number of years so that I can raise capital to start my own business. The capital I need is not to purchase goods that will be sold for profit, it is a backup fund that will be able to provide my basic needs for about two years to enable me to invest more time in my services-oriented business. I don't want to run the rat race till death. I want to own my life and work hard at my pace and not under the control of wicked employers.