2006-07-12 02:57:25 · 10 answers · asked by don m 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
Good Question... i had the same question !
I think people think since there is no fixed salary/money to be earned if you are self-employed, sky is the limit, and thats what you earn :).
There are far less self-employed people than employed, this also means they need to keep defending themselves (minority vs majority) as to why they are self employed. So, many self employed people do give the false impression that they are doing well.. while most are not !
2006-07-12 03:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by AnswerGuy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strange - I am self employed and makin some good bucks and people I know are concerned about whether I'm doing ok. I didn't change anything about me though. Still wear my jeans, no new car, not really nto the show.
2006-07-12 10:02:37 · answer #2 · answered by Norman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
misconception that anyone who "has their own business" is rich because they get all the money. Those people have never tried to run a business and never thought about the expenses etc.
very common misconception of folks who have never had much responsibility.
2006-07-12 10:01:17 · answer #3 · answered by BonesofaTeacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they figure you must be loaded, or would have to be making great $$ to put up with all the BS it takes to run your own business.
2006-07-12 10:04:09 · answer #4 · answered by gypsy g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because people just assume you must have money if you are able to work for yourself, even though you are probably in debt up to your eyeballs trying to get your buisness of the ground...
2006-07-12 10:02:20 · answer #5 · answered by Chrissie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people with businesses seem to make money
2006-07-12 10:01:51 · answer #6 · answered by shally 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no..you got it wrong...when i said that i'm self employed, people assumed that i was fired and now unemployed !! they think i'm a bum and have no job or money....
2006-07-12 10:02:15 · answer #7 · answered by jims_bong 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess they think of the ingenuity needed to do somthing like that. they figure you have that you have cash. i know that's not true. however, if that is not your case, may i say i hope it is someday soon.
2006-07-12 10:02:23 · answer #8 · answered by Love United 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they just don't know what it's like. They also think that you don't have a boss. They don't realize that every customer you have is your boss :)
2006-07-12 10:02:07 · answer #9 · answered by "TBRD" 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because they don't have a clue as to what a budget is.
2006-07-12 10:01:01 · answer #10 · answered by lynda_is 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋