mell scrie:
32.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being your own boss. Give arguments and examples to support your ideas.
"BOSS there is always a comforting thought in time of trouble when it is not our trouble !" ( Don Marquis )
Introduction :
- for some people being the employee of an employer is OK;
- for other people, working for others can be tiresome, boring, or unbearable;
- people consider self employment when they are sure of some important skills about themselves;
- self employment means being my own boss;
- people consider being their own bosses because they want to work when they want; they want to do something they like / love; they don't want to deal with the politics of a business; and they want to make all their own decisions ( which are the main advantages of being their own bosses );
Development :
A. BEING MY OWN BOSS CAN BE ADVANTAGEOUS IF ...
- if I am willing to make sacrifices for the sake of the job;
- if I enjoy working long hours ( meaning that I can't have as much time as I used to have for my family or my hobbies );
- if I am good at managing relationships ( with my clients and customers, my suppliers, my employees, my banker, my lawyer, my accountant );
- if I am a disciplined-starter ( the power of the personal example proved through my discipline );
- if I can quickly get involved in handling multiple tasks : marketing and sales duties, financial planning and accounting responsibilities, administrative and personnel management chores;
- if I can get to pick properly who I will work for and with ( and in most cases I will work with my customers and clients directly );
- if I can quickly control the decisions which affect my working life;
- if I am willing to learn new skill, and broaden and improve my abilities continuously;
- if I am a very flexible person, able to decide my own hours of operation, working condition and business location;
- if I have confidence in my own capacities ( that is, if all goes well, I can make more money than I did when I worked for others );
- if I have the courage to take on a substantial risk ( if I need to raise additional money to get started, I may need a cosigner, or a collateral for a bank loan );
- if I clearly understand that I can make money ONLY if I work very hard;
- if I am disposed to sacrifice my vacations ( sometimes or many times ), and even not to take a day off, or even stay at home sick without losing income;
- if I agree to provide my own health insurance and retirement plan;
B. BEING MY OWN BOSS CAN BE DISADVANTAGEOUS IF ...
- if I like a nine to five routine ( that is a regular working program ) and a regular paycheck ( regular wages / salary );
- if I do not agree to work extra hours;
- if I am not in the mood of sacrificing my free time foe the sake of the job;
- if I can't get well with different types of people;
- if I am the kind of person that wants to be alone to do the few things that I am good at;
- if I am not a disciplined starter ( preferring to do all kinds of trifles instead of concentrating hugely on my job's requirements );
- if I cannot "wear many hats" - that is able to do all kinds of chores involved in different jobs, even the tasks of other co-workers;
- if I am not able to try the types of persons I need to work with or for;
- if I cannot decide for my work ( my business plan, my quality assurance procedures, my pricing and marketing strategies );
- if I do not agree to learn anything new in any other extra fields of activity;
- if I do not agree to work out of my home ( as being my own boss sometimes requires working directly from home );
- if I am not convinced of the truth that "I am not making any money if I don't work very hard !"
- if I keep on respecting my vacations, my medical leaves, my days off, and all those alluring facilities offered by "the working for others" jobs;
Conclusion :
- being my own boss is right for me if I can work long and hard; if I can tolerate risk and stress; if I can cope well with potential disaster; and if I can work well alone and with others;
- being my own boss is not right for me if long and hard work scares me; if risk and stress put me down; if potential disaster gets me out of my mind; and if working with others troubles me;
- being my own boss is a challenge for people who can adjust immediately to new and rapid changes in all the fields of human work;