The pros and cons of being self-employed

Working for yourself is not all advantages. Sometimes there are big downsides. It is up to you to determine if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. But it’s good that you know in advance what the pros and cons of working for yourself are so you can be realistic about what you’re getting into.

Cons:

Work and home life often collide

Due to the lack of a regimen and no clear delineation between work and free time, you will find yourself working overtime to meet the needs of your family and therefore feel like you never have a day off.

You will do a lot of work for free

Much of the work you do for your business is not billable, so it will feel like free work until you start making a profit. It can be hard to force yourself to do things that don’t bring in income right now, but you have to put in the effort to keep your business running smoothly.

The family will ask you to do things (since you are not doing anything)

Not just family, but sometimes friends will start to depend on you being there for everything. They will ask you to do their chores like taking care of their sick child so they can go to work. Your spouse and children will stop helping out around the house as much, since you’re there anyway. It never ends

things will distract you

Without supervision, even the most studious and organized person can be derailed by the Internet, television, and other things that distract from work. It’s up to you and you alone to set a good work schedule to help you avoid this.

Advantages:

No more living by the clock

If you organize your business well, you can wake up naturally without an alarm forcing you to get up when your body isn’t ready. You can also go to bed whenever you want. It is the freedom to not always live by the clock.

No more traffic jams

One of the best advantages is not having to get stuck in a traffic jam during rush hour when you need to pee. You won’t have to do that anymore and it will be a relief, especially on bad weather days when everyone else has to trudge through the snow or heat wave.

Fewer work-related interruptions

Office chatter can be overwhelming at times and it can be hard to get work done because of it. Not to mention office meetings. Be honest, have you ever really finished work because of a meeting?

a flexible schedule

If you have a parent-teacher conference, you don’t have to ask permission to go. If you want to fix your hair, do it. What you want to do during the day is up to you, as long as you find time to do your work and get paid. Your schedule is yours.