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Everyone has to work. Working is not only for earning a living but also for making one feel happy and proud of what he can achieve in his life. Some people choose to be loyal employees in a company; others love to start their own business. Either choice has its own strengths that suit a specific person with a specific personality. To me, starting your own business is far better than being employed in terms of self-determination and job meaningfulness.
First of all, running your own business offers you the sense of self-determination. In other words, you are your own boss when you are a business owner. Thus, you can make all decisions and ultimately control your own destiny. Suppose that you are working under a tough and stubborn supervisor, then, you could be extremely annoyed at having to keep following his rules or commands in order to avoid confrontations with such an irritating person . Hence, starting your own business is an alternative to free yourself from being controlled. This means you are no longer supervised or have to report to anyone. Besides, being an entrepreneur enables you to choose the people you work with. Obviously, it is you that determine who to hire or fire since you are the boss. On the other hand, if you work for a company, you can hardly select your desirable co-workers. Also, having your own business will allow you to get things done faster because you play a completely active role in your work, which means you can push your employees to finish their tasks quickly rather than waiting for a long procedure with complicated paperwork to get approval from your managers when working for a company, especially for a big corporation. Moreover, being a business owner brings you a sense of time self-directedness that refers to the flexible hours in your work which will, in turn, help you have a work-life balance. Imagine that you are working for a