Two Downsides of Getting A Job - Part 1

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Getting a job has many downsides. Those who earn the big bucks through businesses and investments are fully aware of this. That's why they decided to open up businesses and become an investor, instead of applying for a job. In this post I'll talk about two of them. I'll talk about the other downsides in later posts. The first disadvantage of getting a job, are the working hours. Once you start working for your employer, you are tied to the company rules and working hours. You don't have the freedom to change this. It's not in your power. If your boss tells you to work from 8am until 6pm every weekdays, then that's what you have to do, if you want to stay in that job. Businessmen and investors do not take up jobs because they want to live life in which they have the time freedom, and the time flexibility, to do what they truly desire. The next downside to a job is, you don't own it. Opening up a business, or investing in assets, will provide you with income, but at the same time, a business, or an asset, has a value. That value, is owned by you. A business that you build, has value, meaning, you can sell it to anyone for large sum of money, when ever you wish to. Same as for investments. Let's say, you invest in an apartment, and you rented it out to your tenant. You'll make money every month from the rental payments, but at the same time, that apartment is always there, and it's always yours. Later on when that tenant moves out, you have the choice to sell that apartment if you want to. As for a job, can you sell a job to anyone? No, you don't own it. It makes you money every month, but the job itself, does not have any value. Businessmen and investors don't take up jobs because they don't want to work so hard at something that they'll never own.