Hello! I see a lot of posts about inhumane conditions in sweatshops and katorgas (like Amazon). Does anybody tried to work for themselves? Recently I had a talk with my schoolmate from my hometown. When he finished school and then college, he went to typical 5/2 and 9:00 to 18:00 office job – and it was terrible for him. Constant emotional pressure, manipulation (by fear of firing) and so on.
Then he decided that “F*ck this sh*t!” and for 2-3 months begun as a renovator's apprentice (because not every human is familiar with coding and IT stuff, and IT is not universal “cure” for career). When in office his salary was like 80k RUB (much more than average in Russia), and first 3-4 months as assistant/apprentice he earned like 50k RUB, but after half of a year his earnings exceeded 120-140k RUB per month and up. By word-of-a-mouth his earning limited only by his will, time and level of a craftsmanship (yep, some repairs require assistance of experienced electricians and plumbers).
And, sweetest moment, which he praised during our talk – “I have no boss! And when I encountering bothersome client, I can just say – This is [i.e. kind of order] not my profile of job and skills – and go away!”