If you are self employed...

[cyanfu]

What do you do?

How is it going?

I want to work for myself, but no idea what I want to do. I'm quite honestly sick of employment.

Em, self employed comes with a shot load of paperwork and risk. I’m recently employed after years of self employment and ooooooh the paid holidays, pension and healthcare is magical. Also not doing tax returns. And knowing what and when I’ll be paid. Wonderful.

When self employed I took very few holidays as every day off cost me a lot of money!

Your question is just weird anyway. Why not find another job if you are somewhere that makes you feel micro managed or whatever it is you think doesn’t happen when self employed?

Your question is just weird anyway. Why not find another job if you are somewhere that makes you feel micro managed or whatever it is you think doesn’t happen when self employed?

Thank you for your answer. I'm sorry you have found my question weird.

It's nothing to do with my job specifically, I want to move to self employment. Everyone does it for a reason, surely?

I'm a self empled tutor after being an employed teacher for many, many years. I love what I do and wouldn't go back to schools. But, I currently have Covid and have been too ill to work this week. No work, no money coming in.

Luckily, I should be fine to work next week. But no sick pay and no paid holidays is definitely the down side of self employed life.

Freelance graphic design and communications for a niche industry.

Pros: flexibility, choosing who I work for and what work I do, enjoy the variety as I’ve different clients
Cons: not being paid promptly, learning to say no, and to trust your judgment on taking on clients, lack of colleagues to moan/chat to, tax returns, not necessarily being able to take time off as planned

I’ve been doing this for two years, could never go back to employment after years of horrible bosses

@CagneyNYPD1

I'm a self empled tutor after being an employed teacher for many, many years. I love what I do and wouldn't go back to schools. But, I currently have Covid and have been too ill to work this week. No work, no money coming in.

Luckily, I should be fine to work next week. But no sick pay and no paid holidays is definitely the down side of self employed life.

I'm sorry to hear you haven't been well!

Yes, that's what makes me question it the most. No paid maternity leave, holidays, sickness etc.

I did freelance writing/editing for a couple of years. Never intended to be self-employed but I couldn't get a job. Stressful, not well paid and no bargaining power (overcrowded market), insecure, tax returns and paperwork ... and exciting, empowering, the right kind of stressful and a million times better than being an employee (and of course as soon as I was offered a job (employee) the freelance work started to roll in). Would definitely do it again (but in a different area and with a better business plan).