What is better, Job or Self-employed?

@Ynotisay What would be your choice?

@zombiex8 I work independently. And virtually. It allowed me to move to the mountains and enjoy a 15 second commute. For me, it's the best way to go. By far. BUT you have to put in the work. I have a friend who decided that's what she wanted to do too. Went back to school to earn a degree in medical coding. About 3 years later she's making $100K and can work wherever she wants. There's LOTS of virtual work now. It sort of splits the difference. You make your own hours but still have a steady paycheck.

@Ynotisay Fair enough 👍️

@indyjoe I don't like a job..Whenever, I think about it, I feel like I'm gonna be trapped in a box and suffocate inside.

@zombiex8 Like I said, it depends on the individual.

@wakanda4eva Yes, getting sucked into oblivion with no purpose sounds scary to me! 🤒

@zombiex8 welcome to the club xD we got jackets

@wakanda4eva Sure! 😅

I had a chance to be self-employed in the past. I goofed off, effectively blowing it. Now, I'm without formal employment also. I just don't have the entrepreneurial drive or spirit to start a small business. I'm an engineer: my passion to convert an idea into a product so that someone else can sell it.

@Lanyx Did it ever happen to you that you think about it so much, i can do this and that and all sorts of plans.. and when it's time to execute it, you step back. Ever?

@zombiex8
There is a joke with my personality type (INTJ): Either obsessed or not interested at all. That rings true for me.
I do think a lot about technical stuff. Once I got a rough plan, I execute it.
There must be an element of technical interest that drives me.