&gt; <i>One gives up a lot of freedom to be an employee.</i><p>As an employee I can walk away from my job any time I want and just get another. If I had my own business that would be <i>way</i> harder.<p>Because of that I feel actually more free and independent as an employee. You just need to make sure to have a good financial buffer so that losing&#x2F;switching a job won&#x27;t hurt very much. Then your employer also can&#x27;t pressure you too much.