3 Reasons to Ditch Your 9-5
By Business Desk
Wednesday, January 22, 2020.
While there is stability in a nine to five job, working in this type of regular routine can become tedious and make you feel stuck in your ways. This obviously depends on the type of personality you possess, but for a lot of people, working in a nine to five job can make them lose interest in their job and eventually end up dreading that Monday morning alarm that’s screaming at them to get out of bed and get ready for work. If this sounds like you then maybe a change in routine and possibly even a change in job is exactly what you need to reignite your love of feeling accomplished in the work sphere. Life’s too short to work in a job you hate so why not mix it up?
Nowadays, it’s becoming increasingly common for people to work for themselves, in a freelance setup. This is for many reasons and this post will explore the three major ones. You never know, ditching the nine to five regime to work for yourself may well be the best decision you make.
You are the Boss
This is a big one for many people. The idea of working for yourself and no one else is incredibly attractive. Working on your terms, using your skills and working to your strengths instead of scrimping and scraping in a job you may well despise. Not feeling like you’re good at what you do is a one way ticket to a huge knock in your confidence. Working freelance could be the ideal way to remedy this, especially as you’ll be working to your own (decent) standards and expectations.
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Your Time is Your Decision
Working for yourself often means you get to determine your own working hours, especially after you’ve been in the freelance game for a while. If you’re tired of the same old nine to five structure and would rather be able to determine when you work, how many hours you work for and how many days a week you commit to then freelancing can offer you that. Better yet, if you decide you want to work less for one week and more the next, that’s up to you. This is all easier once you’ve got a solid clientele built up, so don’t think this will come easy. All good things come from hard work and patience but it’s certainly possible. There is another bonus, though: you don’t have to get permission to go on holiday.
Work Wherever
Most freelance gigs require just a handful of things: the skill, experience (this is most of the time but there are opportunities for those starting out), a laptop or tablet to work on and an Internet connection. This means that as long as you do the work and do it to a high standard, you can work wherever in the world you want to work. Whether you set up a deep learning workstation or personalised work space in your own home or whether you decide to sit in a cafè halfway across the world; the point is that you can travel and work at the same time.
