Today, many people change their career as a freelancer, or working from home rather than working in the organization or company. The reason is that being self-employed can get less pressure, and it can boost your self-development and self-confidence although it is difficult to walk your path on your own at the beginning of the business journey.
There are some reasons of increasing independent worker in the 21st century. Firstly, working at office can get stress and anxiety because we have to finish our project within a short deadline, moreover, we must be patient when we doing an internship. Secondly, working at a company for a long time from day to night can result in a serious health such as backpain. For instance, as an office interior designer, we mostly invest most of our time by sitting down in front of the computer, therefore, most seniors are suffering a serious backpain. Finally, choosing to be self-employed can become a way to improve your skills and the starting point your success on your own strategies. One of the obvious examples is that Jack Ma, owner of Alibaba Company, left his former teaching job, and he found a path to spread the digital marketing around globe.
However, we should consider the risks of being self-dependent workers if we make a decision to quit our organization. First, it is hard to settle down your life at first after quitting your current job. For instance, in Myanmar, every company doesn’t allow to do as independent workers, therefore, it takes a few times to get the right career. Furthermore, most freelancers get a low salary in the beginnings, as a result, we need to have enough money while we can’t find a suitable one. Consequently, it will make you survive your financial situations when you don’t have anything to do.
To sum up, being self-employed has some weakness such as low payment, and financial difficulties although it can increase your personal branding skills, your hidden talents, potential opportunities for success. So, we should consider many factors when we are trying to change our working styles.