Personal note: Entrepreneurs are not superior beings...

I started taking courses on starting a business as soon as I entered university, in addition to my regular classes, because I very quickly knew how I saw my professional future.

Since then I've launched numerous business projects, which taught me a lot of things and opened incredible doors for me, even if it wasn't always easy.

And I've always been proud to be an entrepreneur.

But recently on LinkedIn I came across yet another post from someone extolling the merits of starting a business, of becoming your own boss, with terms like "break your chains", "free yourself from your hellish daily routine", "take the leap" so as not to be "like everyone else".

Having spent time around entrepreneurs at numerous conferences and networking evenings, I've seen this kind of person promote this vision that I've never agreed with, but this time it annoyed me enough to write this note.

Being an employee is not being chained up.

And conversely, being self-employed, freelance, an executive, a business owner, or whatever term you use, does not make you superior.

Stop advising everyone to become an entrepreneur at every turn.

If it suits you, then great; if interested people ask you for advice on becoming an entrepreneur, then wonderful. But you're not part of some superior caste, and being an employee is not a prison you necessarily have to escape from.

Some people are perfectly fulfilled as self-employed workers (which is my case), and others will thrive as employees in companies that respect them, motivate them, and take care of them.

To take an example from developers, most of the ones I know who do exceptional work are either employees, or became self-employed after many years of thriving in amazing companies that helped them grow.

And for those who pride themselves on no longer having to put up with a boss all day, as I explain in my article "What it means to be a freelance developer in 7 key points", your bosses are simply your clients!

Finally, I find this stance of certain entrepreneurs paradoxical, because becoming a business leader also means finding talented people to hire, but how do you do that if you think being an employee is a real chore?

The contradiction is quite clear.

I don't know if those who read this article will share my point of view, but above all, don't feel guilty if you don't want to become self-employed and start your own business, don't let LinkedIn's pseudo-gurus turn your head!

And if you happen to be one of those who would like to take the plunge but are afraid of getting lost in the process, I recently wrote an article for you, titled "How to become a freelance developer in France" where I explain all the steps to get started!