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Not specifically related to web publishing, but still interesting –
People who run their own businesses have such flexibility and independence that they enjoy far greater job satisfaction, experts claim. The self-employed work longer hours for lower wages than their wage-slave counterparts.
Are you happier working for yourself than you were as an employee?
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Yea, I’m happier. But, I heartily disagree with the “longer hours for lower wages” part, on both counts.
Comment by Peter T Davis — April 13, 2006 @ 12:37 pm
Very true, but I make more money than my wage-slave counterparts.
Comment by Joe — April 13, 2006 @ 2:11 pm
Yes, that part is pretty much wrong. Now, when I started if you would have compared income to hours worked, kids working in a sweatshop working making more. Today, I go on vacation and I earn just as much money as if I was working 12 hours a day.
Comment by Andrew — April 13, 2006 @ 4:43 pm
I dont mind the long hours. But if I was doing the same hours working for someone else I’d be hating every second of it.
Comment by Damien — April 13, 2006 @ 10:08 pm
Totally agree. I’ve never been happier with my work life ever since I started working for myself.
Comment by gaman — April 14, 2006 @ 12:10 am
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[…] I found this blog post which brought up the topic of the self-employed being happier than those who work for someone else. As for me, I do work longer hours and I do tend to work 7 days a week. However, the fact that I am doing this for myself is much more satisfying than if I were pulling long hours working for another company. I’ve been there, done that, and in the end, it got me nothing except stress, headaches, and frustration. […]
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