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0 pointssshine2y ago0 comments

> I think I'm going to end up working for myself, one way or another.

It marks the difference between working for a single employer, multiple customers, or yourself.

If someone pays you, you're working for them.

So working for yourself means you don't have to listen to anyone but yourself when delivering.

This is possibly more utopian than what the author wants, and pointing out the difference is not pedantic.

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It is 100% garden-variety pedantry. Everyone knows the meaning of "work for myself" and no-one is confused about to whom one has obligations. This entire thread is just "well ackshually whoever pays you is really your boss when you think about it!!"

Capricorn24812y ago

> Everyone knows the meaning of "work for myself"

Do they? I would disagree that everyone knows what that means. "Work for myself" often just means "nobody can boss me and I can work whenever I want" which is not the reality if someone pays you. Some of the most stressful and least flexible jobs are one-person businesses working for client.

sshineOP2y ago

You know, just because something is obvious to you, it’s not obvious to everyone.

You don’t have to respond to everything that is obvious saying that it is.

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