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throwawaysleep | karma 1005 | avg karma 0.95 · 2023-10-21 21:41:37

Unless you want a yacht or find every other option so miserable/impossible, why would you be an entrepreneur?

It’s a lot of work and there’s plenty of money to be made as a corporate drone.

dgudkov | karma 6425 | avg karma 4.24 · 2023-10-21 22:39:23

Some people just hate to be a corporate drone.

ornornor | karma 5183 | avg karma 2.45 · 2023-10-22 01:09:19

It’s not only about material wealth, it’s about agency.

If you’re a corporate drone, someone else owns your time. Want to take some time off? You need permission from your employer. Want to do something differently? Need permission. Want to think for yourself or take initiative? Frowned upon at best, forbidden at worst.

Nothing wrong with one or the other, but it doesn’t suit everyone.

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arvinsim | karma 2173 | avg karma 1.41 · 2023-10-22 01:46:37

It takes time for a business to be at the level where you can do the above. At the start, you are essentially a slave to your business.

faeriechangling | karma None | avg karma None · 2023-10-22 03:22:06

A union Canadian civil servant can work 35 hour weeks and be unfirable even if their actions are frowned upon. Whereas an entrepreneur often gets to work a liberating 80 hours a week and stepping a toe out of line can draw the ire of clients and bankrupt them.

Of all the criticisms I would have of Canadian work culture, lack of autonomy is not one of them.

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