I love being self employed. I was raised being in business for yourself and I couldn't imagine having to work for someone else, for a fraction of what they make or worse, entry level management telling me what to do, when I know I am smarter than the hair on their toes.
It's unrealistic for everyone to be self employed. There's a time and place for every job in this world and however menial or unappealing they might seem to others, they are still important. Not everyone can be a surgeon or stock shelves at Walmart or pour concrete. Someone has to do these jobs and I appreciate the ones that do the jobs that I don't. Obviously there's money to be made working under others. I'm hella glad there's butchers and slaughter house workers, because I would eat tree bark before doing that for myself.
People who aren't self employed might not have some of the conveniences the ones that are have.. but being self employed has it's downfalls as well, especially when you aren't making as much money as you should be and then you have to pay for your own health insurance and plan your own 401k plan for retirement. Not to mention, if you have employees working for you, paying into unemployment and all sorts of other insurances. Being self employed doesn't always guarantee financial security.... but it does give you uncomparable freedom. There's also a difference between being self employed and when your money works for you. I can get away with very little work during the day and weeks at a time, because I am lucky... but when I do have to do work, it's tedious and hard. Some people just have their money working for them, so their presence isn't even needed. I emply myself, but I still work for my money.
I started staying up all night and I miss the whole day, when "normal" people are doing business. Gets lonesome at times... no colleagues or schedules to follow. I hope to get on a normal time schedule soon... I need some more discipline in my life
I feel guilty for having it so good, when others have it so bad. I'm ridiculously spoiled and that's why even though I have advantages some others don't, I give to charities and causes... because it's the least I can do, to contribute to society, other than taxes
