The cons have been some some isolation, getting payment on time – or the task to payment lag, and learning to be patient for the business to build. The pros have been the different types of skills I’ve learned and the different perspective I’m given by selling my services and working with the people who pay the bills. It has been liberating form a time perspective in that I do set my own schedule – I always tended to do things fairly quickly and efficiently and early or on-time – I’m also disciplined about finishing things. That is a plus when you are in business for yourself. That means I get more time for other things that I didn’t have when I was an employee for someone else.

Thanks for the post (sorry I’m late) and I agree, one should try something out to see if they would like it – I’ve found I like being self-employed and shudder at the idea of working for someone else now—-I’ve adjusted to controlling my own endeavors and time and know it will be hard to adjust back if I needed to.