That WFH thread is cute, but self-employment is GOAT

[BBG]

Before I go out here and hustle another day of dollars on my own, I just had to set the record straight.

That WFH thread had me reminiscing when I worked for Comcast (I can reveal the company now that I no longer work there) and almost had me missing those days. Then I realized, I work for myself, it doesn't get any better than that . Now this doesn't apply to nappy headed hoes selling eye lashes that stop paying dues on their LLC and they shyt flop in 6 months. This also doesnt apply to brehs out here selling mid in the streets like a Muslim with bean pies. I'm talking a fully functional, net positive year over year business that's cooking.

This ain't to shyt on workers, I hadn't planned to stop working conventional jobs until I was 40. Get it how you live but if we're ranking legit career paths its gotta be

1) Self-employment
2) WFH/Hybrid
3) Working on-site, salary
4) Reporting to work every day and punching a time clock like a loser
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5) Selling ass

Moral of the story as long as you ain't selling ass to get by you good in my book Happy Friday, let's get this paper

 

[Uchiha God]

Cool

 

[Seoul Gleou]

damn thats crazy...

 

[The BasedFather]

So, what do you do? Not gonna put us on game breh?

 

[Fill Collins]

Small business owners are a bunch of martyrs

 

[IIVI]

I actually was going to try working for myself getting into day trading/cryptotrading full-time. Study technical analysis, build tools, keep up with the market, etc. and treat that like a full-time job. It is a great feeling to put in an honest day’s of work and see money from it not because someone told you that you had to work, but because you’re building it up yourself.

However, I realized I can do that while working remotely as well so it’s like working two jobs. Ever since I went back to school for EE (out of pure interest, 2nd degree) I haven’t really had time for it though and realized I had to pick one or the other so I just make a big move here and there on a macro level. I think job stacking is also where it’s at. I know someone who got 8 jobs going and they pulled in nearly $2+ mil a year working a total 8 hours a day and not stressing about any one single job. I think that’s a form of working for yourself as well.

 

[Braman]

Moral of the story as long as you ain't selling ass to get by you good in my book Happy Friday, let's get this paper

Backhanded passive aggressive ass ngga

 

[BBG]

So, what do you do? Not gonna put us on game breh?

what I've come to realize is the commoner is too afraid of failure to support themselves. People literally need another person to organize a business and handle everything, while they go in there perform a few tasks n get paid peanuts for that "job security"

Working for yourself is far too much of a risk for most people, because if it wasn't you would already have an exit strategy in place. I want yall to understand Im not totally ruling out working for someone else again. WFH does give you an insane amount of time to work for yourself, which is actually how I got my sht going in the first place. I would still be at Comcast if they didn't trip about me moving back to Chicago from Florida. I just want you to first realize you have to overcome that fear of failure first because any plan or strategy someone tells you, your brain will just tell you why it wouldn't work for you. That's FEAR

I actually was going to try working for myself getting into day trading/cryptotrading full-time. Study technical analysis, build tools, keep up with the market, etc. and treat that like a full-time job. It is a great feeling to put in an honest day’s of work and see money from it not because someone told you that you had to work, but because you’re building it up yourself.

However, I realized I can do that while working remotely as well so it’s like working two jobs. Ever since I went back to school for EE I haven’t really had time for it though and realized I had to pick one or the other so I just make a big move here and there on a macro level. I think job stacking is also where it’s at. I know someone who got 8 jobs going and they pulled in nearly $2+ mil a year working a total 8 hours a day and not stressing about any one single job. I think that’s a form of working for yourself as well.

Yup, this right here, the kind of work I do I could absolutely maintain a WFH job while maintaining operations of my own sht. If you got side hustles working for you while working remote you're living the American dream.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Self employed sounds great but it ain't easy. Long hours, No vacation days, dealing with employees, thinking about work in bed, etc. You're responsible for everything.

I'd like to try it though. That's really the only way if you want to make a $250K+ salary.

 

[Kasgoinjail]

I'm about to stop being Self employed, leave my company registered as dormant...
And jump on this 4 day work week with full pay that's popping off in the UK

Like my father always tell me work smart not hard

 

[T-K-G]

Self employed sounds great but it ain't easy. Long hours, No vacation days, dealing with employees, thinking about work in bed, etc. You're responsible for everything.

I'd like to try it though. That's really the only way if you want to make a $250K+ salary.

Self employed doest automatically equal half the stuff you're mentioning tho


It's 2025, one person can run a business completely digitally.

Vacation is any day you don't feel like doing it

Long hours.... it may not even be a clock in/out situation breh. Go have a meeting with someone in a library for 3 hours and then get back to them next week with updates..


Almost everything you said applies to owning a brick and mortar business, paying property fees n shyt, having employees, regulated hours, etc.


We aren't in that era anymore, a freelancer is self employed, doesn't have to do any of the stuff you mentioned, I hope you aren't already holding yourself back because of that stuff

 

[Starburst]

Self employed sounds great but it ain't easy. Long hours, No vacation days, dealing with employees, thinking about work in bed, etc. You're responsible for everything.

I'd like to try it though. That's really the only way if you want to make a $250K+ salary.

Yeah but you can write off a lot of business expenses on your taxes including mortgage/rent utilities etc.
Consider starting a side hustle. A hobby, or something that you are good at. Something that doesn't take up too much time and start building it up. A friend of mine rents a power washer and easily makes $3000 a month with that.

In my opinion the days of having one stream of income died after Covid.

 

[TAYLONDO SAMSWORTHY]

The one thing above working for yourself is making all of your money off of your phone.

Not being tied to any one location as long as you got wifi and you’re good.

Being able to make 6-7 figs+ a year off your iphone is

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Self employed doest automatically equal half the stuff you're mentioning tho


It's 2025, one person can run a business completely digitally.

Vacation is any day you don't feel like doing it

Long hours.... it may not even be a clock in/out situation breh. Go have a meeting with someone in a library for 3 hours and then get back to them next week with updates..


Almost everything you said applies to owning a brick and mortar business, paying property fees n shyt, having employees, regulated hours, etc.


We aren't in that era anymore, a freelancer is self employed, doesn't have to do any of the stuff you mentioned, I hope you aren't already holding yourself back because of that stuff

You make it sound easy like somebody can just mosey their way into making $200k/yr only working 3 hours a day.

And then You still need a retirement. You still need health insurance which is expensive.

 

[BBG]

Self employed doest automatically equal half the stuff you're mentioning tho


It's 2025, one person can run a business completely digitally.

Vacation is any day you don't feel like doing it

Long hours.... it may not even be a clock in/out situation breh. Go have a meeting with someone in a library for 3 hours and then get back to them next week with updates..


Almost everything you said applies to owning a brick and mortar business, paying property fees n shyt, having employees, regulated hours, etc.


We aren't in that era anymore, a freelancer is self employed, doesn't have to do any of the stuff you mentioned, I hope you aren't already holding yourself back because of that stuff

Talk to em!!!!

You make it sound easy like somebody can just mosey their way into making $200k/yr only working 3 hours a day.

That's fear talking, I can't hear you beloved