Why You Should Work For Others

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I go uneasy everytime I hear someone say “I am starting a business because I want to be independent and don’t want to work for someone” or “Wow you have a business, I’m just working now…”. Here’s why:

1. “I am starting a business because I want to be independent and don’t want to work for someone” - You are always giving service to others, whether it be to your boss, customers or employers. Think about that for a moment: “giving service”. Yes, you are working for someone when you work, but you work for someone to give service to him or to your children, for example. Such arguments for starting a business are flawed in almost all directions. If it were purely true, you’d never hear a person who’s started his own business sigh. But they do. They sigh because they can’t get customers and so on. So where then is the so-called “freedom” from doing business? And if you are a Muslim, oh my, this “not working for others” is so out of proportion. We are commanded to serve God. Do you then not just comply then? So what’s the fuss about this “not working for others” ? Really.
2. “Wow you have a business, I’m just working now…” - Starting a business is not for everyone. In the religious sense, it’s not a fardhu ain, so really not obligatory. In the skills sense, some are just better at it than others. Hey, if you are a janitor, the person who distributes papers in the morning, or even the guy who wipes the tables at the coffeeshop, if you love what you’re doing and that work keeps you happy in your life, well done. Because I know many people, who start businesses to create a false sense of security (”now I am not working for others” )  but who struggle because they do not have what it takes skills wise and personality wise. They do business sighing, scratching their heads, not feeling happy.
   

Do business because it fits you. Do business because there isn’t already a good body channeling service you desire for others, and you see the need to create it. And if you are in business, and you don’t feel yourself growing…

Then seriously, work for others. You only live once. Being a businessman is not the ultimate goal of life.

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