I read this on the bbc yesterday and while it's a shame for him and his family, I thought he was somewhat deluded when he said ''I went down this path because I thought, if I go self-employed I can get a regular income and I don’t have to worry about redundancy again''. When has being SE ever been about getting a regular income? And he must've been one of the luckiest sparkys in the game if he received regular income from the outset. I've been SE twice over the decades and while I prefer it to paid employment, worry about where the next job is coming from is always just below the surface. I can't help thinking he viewed SE through rose glasses and didn't research it enough or glossed over negative views about it. Go SE, yes, but do so understanding and accepting the risk, highs and lows.
I read this on the bbc yesterday and while it's a shame for him and his family, I thought he was somewhat deluded when he said ''I went down this path because I thought, if I go self-employed I can get a regular income and I don’t have to worry about redundancy again''. When has being SE ever been about getting a regular income? And he must've been one of the luckiest sparkys in the game if he received regular income from the outset. I've been SE twice over the decades and while I prefer it to paid employment, worry about where the next job is coming from is always just below the surface. I can't help thinking he viewed SE through rose glasses and didn't research it enough or glossed over negative views about it. Go SE, yes, but do so understanding and accepting the risk, highs and lows.
