Wednesday, August 23, 2006

10 Reasons You Should Never Get A Job

Reviewed this fantastic article by Steve Pavlina yesterday. Here's why you should dump your 9-6 job:

  1. Jobs are for dummies. Why trade your time for $ and be a slave, when you can work less, earn more (even when you're not working) and have time to do what you love? The secret? Build systems that help you earn 24/7 - it's called passive income!
  2. Having a job limits your experience. Would you rather learn to do a specific job really well, or use your time to acquire experience that's of real value?
  3. Having a job kills your spark and turns you into a good pet.
  4. With a job, you only get a fraction of the value you create. Chunks of it go to taxes, to your employers, to the stakeholders of the company, and a tiny part to you!
  5. Being an employee is the riskiest thing you can do. You have the least control over your destiny.
  6. If you're an employee and you encounter an awful boss, you still have to please him and say "Sorry boss" even when it's not your fault.
  7. Being your own boss means you decide how much you get paid without needing anyone else's permission.
  8. Being an employee creates dead-end social relationships. Some people hang out with their workmates just because the workplace has become their primary social outlet.
  9. Inane company policy robs you of independent will and turns you into a mind slave.
  10. Having a job turns you into a coward who complains about all the things that are wrong at work but does nothing about finding solutions.

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