Mmm… capitalism, the scam
They tried that with me, but I didn’t fall for it. I became self-employed 30 years ago. I’m just as poor as when I worked for someone else, but I don’t work for someone else. That’s worth the trouble right there.
Of course, I can’t quit my job, no matter how much of a moron my boss is. And I’m a moron.
Without being a capitalism apologist, I opted into being employed after years of being self-employed or a freelance contractors. I don’t have to do the admin and work gets delivered to me on a platter. The pay isn’t as good as it could be but I also don’t have to worry about taking time off for illness and I get holiday time too.
Crucially though, I opted into it. It wasn’t my only option.
As a current freelancer, it’s still bullshit. I’m supposedly my own boss, but really I have like 10 bosses that like to call me without paying me.
The only real benefit is that I can say “I’m busy” when what I really mean is that I’m planning a day to sit on the couch in my gonch doing fuuuuuuuck all.
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Same here. I tolerate doing the work, sometimes even happy to do it, but the overhead, negotiation, paperwork, accounting, taxes, support, etc, is the absolute worst. Now I can turn off my phone on weekends and holidays while the pay check keeps coming in.
