Re: Working for yourself/working from home
Hey, fellow MA-and-low-wage person!
I don't think I'd be able to handle the pressures of working for myself very well, unfortunately - dealing with financial stuff, especially, and being the one with ultimate responsibility if (when?) things went wrong. I do get annoyed about not being in control, but it's one of those tradeoffs; if somebody in my workplace gets stroppy or hostile I don't have to deal past a certain point. I'm also very fond of not normally having to work past office hours.
I'm lucky that at least parts of my job are fairly stimulating; I accept the fact that I'm underpaid for what I do because the alternative is job interviews and having to present to a bunch of people who'll be judging me at a time when I'll likely be mid panic attack.
It's not ideal, but then life seldom is.
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