What is the most common misperception among wage slaves about people who work for themselves?
That everyone is kind of kicking back and watching “Oprah” and wearing bunny slippers and not really doing any work, when in fact the bigger problem among a lot of free agents is overwork. One guy said to me: “The worst part about being a free agent is that you have to work 24 hours a day; the good part is you can pick which 24 hours.” Also, there is an incredible misperception that these people are miserable or have been forced into it. And that is just flatly not true. There are some hassles to working for yourself; there is a lack of security. But you know what? There are bigger hassles working for the Man, and there’s no security there either. Working for yourself, you have to be the CFO and the accountant, and you empty the garbage. And that can be a drain. But again people ask themselves: “Compared to what?” You can have a terrible boss and earn less than what you’re worth and have somebody empty the garbage, or you can work for yourself, earn your market value and empty the garb
