64. Be self-employed, work for someone else, or own a business?

Some people prefer to work for themselves or own a business. Others prefer to work for an employer.

Would you rather be self-employed, work for someone else, or own a business? Use specific reasons to

explain your choice.

『分析』

不要急于选择。先讨论两种情况各自的优缺点

做老板，赚钱的，可是风险也大

给别人打工，是稳定，但是工资少。

选择哪一种要看各人情况。

『范文』

There are advantages to all three kinds of employment. Owning one's own business might very well be the

fastest way to fortune. Working for an employer, on the other hand, is often less risky and usually there are fewer

responsibilities. However, I would like to be self-employed. Being self-employed would cater to my strength of

working independently, it would give me a maximum of professional and personal freedom, and I would not have to

take responsibility for the continued financial security of any employees and their families.

I am a perfectionist and enjoy working by myself. When I work in a team or together with a group of people,

usually the others' quality standards are much lower than my own. Furthermore, I like to be involved in every step

of the development process. For example, if I could become a journalist I would like to be self-employed because

I would be responsible for researching, writing, and editing. At most major newspapers and magazines these are

three different areas.

Another great benefit of being self-employed is the ability to balance personal life and career. When working

for a major company I would have to work on assignments that don't interest me very much. Also, it would be

difficult for me to take vacation time whenever I needed. However, as a self-employed person I can decide which

jobs I want to take and which jobs to reject. Nobody would order me around. Also, I could design my own work

schedule and adjust or change it if it interfered with my personal life.

Lastly, as a self-employed professional I would neither have to give orders nor take orders. After all, I don't

work for anybody and nobody works for me. As I am not very fond of managing people and even less interested

in being bossed around, the independent or self-employed work would suit me just fine.