Hacker News with Generative AI: Self-Employment

Why Freelancing Isn't the Dream It's Made Out to Be (medium.com)
The truth behind freelancing: unpredictable paychecks, no health insurance, and trying to scale a business that often feels like a hamster wheel

Freelancing, Business, Work-Life Balance, Self-Employment

15 points by thunderbong 26 days ago | 15 comments

Ask HN: Ever hit a professional goal but felt surprised by your reaction? (ycombinator.com)
Like a lot of us, I think about trying to work for myself, but then I wonder if I'd be happier running marketing AND software dev? Sometimes I think I'd rather be an in-person worker rather than a remote one. I'm interested in hearing some stories of people making big changes and being surprised in both negative and / or positive directions.

Entrepreneurship, Remote Work, Career Change, Self-Employment, Work-Life Balance

25 points by calflegal 58 days ago | 33 comments

Ask HN: How was your experience moving from fulltime job to being self employed (ycombinator.com)

Self-Employment, Career Change, Work-Life Balance

12 points by mraza007 77 days ago | 11 comments

Ask HN: If you can't find a job(in tech), why not create one (ycombinator.com)

Job Searching, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Self-Employment

15 points by jerawaj749 120 days ago | 21 comments

Show HN: I quit my job and made an automatic time tracker (taimapp.io)

Time Tracking, Productivity, Software, Self-Employment

136 points by rocksalad 128 days ago | 91 comments

Firing Myself (backintyme.substack.com)

Self-Employment, Career, Personal Growth, Decision Making

108 points by banzin 131 days ago | 67 comments