Reflections
Being Your Own Boss is Great
In Theory
I laugh when people tell me they want to quit their job and go freelancing full time. Not because I don’t believe in them but, because I know they’re in for a hell of ride. And they just don’t know it yet.
Everything is better in theory. Life is better in theory. So the dream of being your own boss and not being shackled to a desk is better…in theory.
But, the reality is very different.
More and more, I see articles popping up on Medium on how people are actually quitting freelancing to go back to the 9–5.
And I get it.
Because I tried and failed.
Well, let’s say I actually got very lucky. Before I could really fail, I got a steady contract. A 9–5 that saved me a lot of grief.
You’re not just the boss…
It all start with you suddenly realizing that you’re not just your own boss but, you’re also your own HR, Admin, Accounting, Sales, Marketing, IT… you get the point.
You don’t just do one thing. You have do everything.
In an organization, we tend to forget that we have 10 different departments supporting us. And then suddenly you have to learn to do all of that.
