benvanzile
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What do you mean by "doing business"? In most cases, people don't prefer the jobs they have, they do them out of necessity. Give the average Joe $250,000 start-up capital and they would be happy to invest it or start a business. The other problem though comes from a lack of knowledge. Most people even when given that kind of money would lose it. People who aren't given that kind of start-up from their parents usually don't have much to lose though, either. If you have a family to look after you can't just risk everything. It's too selfish. |
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latinicious
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Simply enough regular jobs are "safe" |
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barthebear
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They have more job security by being employed by someone else than being self employed |
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1 Night Stand
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if everyone is investing, no one is 'working' then how do companies make 'money' so your stock will increase in value? duh! |
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gamer
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risk and money, not cheap to start anything up |
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lahockeyg
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Stability. |
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Blunder F
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The impact of interest on your monthly gains isn't as great when you can't invest a lot of money. Poor people work for their money, and rich people have their money work for them.
Some people need to keep busy though. |
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Eric C
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Right now - it's not a matter of "prefer" as much as it's a matter of ... I don't have the resources to make a living at investing or open my own business. |
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Pink Panther
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risk |
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Anon_girl
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see a job will give u a fixed pay, whether you perform well or not...the risk factor is less..even if the company isnt doing well..youll still get paid and u will have some money to take home at the end of the month to feed your family.
Whereas in a business, there is a high risk involved. Risk is that you hav put your own money in and if you dont manage the business welll all that money is down the drain and you are bankrupt. In a job you are not putting your own money at stake to get more money. You just put in servcies. In a business, you put in your own money + your services.
Moneywise, a businesss will yeild more money than a job but that too depends on how you manage the business and how well you meet the customer needs and demands. In many businesses also a good return isnt promised. I all depends on your thinking and vision and managerial skills. But in a job you are just putting in your services for a defined set of tasks, the managing and the vision responsibilities are on someone elses head! |
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laduron7
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Regular jobs give the illusion of consistency. Investing & owning businesses carry risk/hefty regulations to follow and tax bills. |
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M
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There are risks when doing business and u need to have money before you can start ur own business. |
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ThatPYT
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SCARED!!! Many people do not think out the box It is not Normal for everyone to make Millions.... 40 - 50,000 is the average Also.... where are they to start if they have a regular job then 9 times outta 10 the people around them do as well. So where do they start?? I am going threw this right now.... Sometimes its just not knowing where to start. |
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OPM
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Most people are risk averse. Owners of businesses only get paid after all other people get paid. That is quite risky. |
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kja63
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"Regular" job = steady paycheck, usually with benefits such as medical, dental, vacation days, pension plan, etc.... |
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daryllboothe
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Because 9 out of 10 new businesses fail. If you are not knowledgable about how to run a business from start to finish, you are begging to be one of those 9. Everyone does not have the know-how nor do they choose to risk losing "everything" to go into business for themselves. For example, I know two people who attempted to start their own business. Both failed and both had to file bankrupcy for the business debts they had acquired. No thanks. |
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Mercer Devil
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Because they don't have the start up capital to invest or start a business. Believe or not, a majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. |
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MCR2020
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Simple, if you work a job there is no risk of losing money. If you invest, not only are you at risk for losing your time but your investment also. |
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Mr. E
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Yes, I doesn't make any sense!
I sit back and relax collecting my dividends and pay 15% tax on it.
You get up early everyday and work your a55 off and pay 30% tax on it.
But I don't mind. Do you? |
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maur911
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Because personal responsibilities make it very difficult for most to try to start a business. New business failure rate is very high and it takes a long time for a new business to show a profit. |
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Love My Hubby - Hate His Mom
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Some of us don't have the money to start our own business. Some have the money but no good business ideas. Some have both money and ideas, but there is no market for their business in their area.
Investing is incredibly risky, and if the Great Stockmarket Crash taught us anything, it's that you should have other means of income besides just stocks. |
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jenluvslife
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Some people prefer the structure of having a work place and don't work well by themselves. They become unproductive. |
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John S2005
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It gives them a feeling of security, real or not.
Business and investing carries a lot of risk.
Not everybody has the money to start a business, or the skills.
For every person who makes a lot of money there are many others who do not. |
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ytellu
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Simple !
Because the hardest job and one where you will wear yourself out and die early is when you start your own
business and become your own boss !
And since most of us feel embarassed or don't know
how to go about it or other people (including banks)
don't want to help ----you end up putting your own hard
earned savings into the effort---talk about sleepless
nights ---I know---I tried both---!
I couldn't wait to go back to a regular job with regular
hours and regular weekly salaries and regular visits
to the water cooler to visit with the Guys and Gals !
Happy days are here again !
And gone are my ulcers ! |
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mntndo
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Ignorance. |
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Rhys
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Because there lazy or cnt be botherd with all the papers they have to sign and maybe most ppl dont know how to run a business or cnt. |
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Jenelle
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laziness |
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