How to Throw Away All of a Salaried Worker's Job Worries

It is fair to say that job worries come down to only "money" or "relationships".

What's more, these follow everyone everywhere, without end.

But if you think about it carefully, this is what they are:

Given that, they are never going to get better.

These two worries also affect each other.

Because the subscription income (salary) is secured, you increase your fixed costs and keep spending money because of relationship stress ⇒ this squeezes your household budget and you can't quit easily ⇒ the relationships become stressful

And so a vicious cycle takes shape.

The surest solution to worries about "money" and "relationships" is to quit being a salaried worker.

I was no exception: I had been troubled by these two since I started working, at some point concluded that the only solution was to quit being a salaried worker, and actually quit.

And after more than three and a half years, I can say it was absolutely the right answer.

How to throw away all your job worries while staying a salaried worker

Even so, the reality is that most people won't give up their status as salaried workers.

However, thanks to the "great transformation of common sense" brought by technology and Covid-19, it is actually possible to throw away your job worries without giving up your status as a salaried worker.

In a word, the method is "multiple jobs".

The right way to do multiple jobs

I recommend choosing your income streams from the viewpoints of "merit" and "leverage."

This article isn't an affiliate site or an info-business landing page, so I won't go into specific details, but you should choose work that makes use of smartphones, computers, and the internet.

That is obvious from the fact that Yahoo! is seeking side-job talent and that most side-job portal sites are run by internet companies.

And by no means should you fill your time with labor-intensive work.

The money worry that most people get wrong

The reason money worries arise is "having only one income stream".

You could say you are "dependent" on a single place for your lifeline.

So spread your income across three to five streams.

With three to five, even if one fails it won't be fatal, and you can even go and find a new income stream.

• Money increases with your ability
• Money increases by changing to a good company
• Money increases by working hard to build your career

These are all illusions, so if you hold such ideas, you should throw them away immediately.

It is simply a matter of building a mechanism through which money flows to you.

Things like "the career-advancement myth" have nothing to do with it.

Quit being a full-time regular employee

When I say this, I also hear voices saying "That can't be true" or "I'm too busy with my daily work to have time to build something like that."

"That can't be true" is a matter of belief, so I think it is fine to proceed based on your own beliefs, but as for time, you can free it up by downgrading from "full-time regular employee."

We really live in good times now: "shorter working hours," "contract work," "temp work," "part-time work"— there are as many as five position options for freeing up time. If remote work is allowed, you can free up even more time.

Also, with "shorter working hours," "contract work," "temp work," or "part-time work," another big advantage is that you are off the track for middle management.

That's because once you become a middle manager, your working hours, workload, and responsibilities only increase while your salary barely rises, and you become the corporate slave of corporate slaves.

A change to "shorter working hours," "contract work," "temp work," or "part-time work" may be possible even at your current job, so you can consult HR, and if they won't accept it, you can change companies.

And this, too, becomes one of your income streams.

If your other income streams are performing well and you can no longer be bothered with this one, just quit without hesitation.

Become a sole proprietor or business owner while working as a salaried employee

If you have multiple income streams, becoming a sole proprietor or incorporating brings large tax advantages.

It isn't widely known, but it is possible to be a sole proprietor or run a company while working as a company employee.

You can enjoy both the advantage of a company employee's stable income and the tax advantages of having multiple income streams.

Incidentally, even if you make a living through part-time work, if you own a corporation your title is not "freeter" (a perpetual part-timer) but "Representative Director."

For details, I recommend reading books with know-how about tax saving or using free consultations offered by tax accounting firms.

Also, if you lean your business toward "things you love," you can reach a state where "work is play and play is work."

And of course, if you become a sole proprietor or incorporate, you can also focus on the original function of creating and growing your own business.

If the business goes well, big money comes in, and when it has grown to a certain point you can even sell it and achieve FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early). There's so, so much to dream about.

Don't be nourishment for the company — make the company your nourishment

"Spend most of your time at one company and gradually get paid more"

That this is an illusion that doesn't hold up was being said even before Covid-19.

Working for a company just doesn't pay off, and everyone vaguely thinks so, even if they don't say it.

In that case, it's just right to thoroughly use the parts of the company that enrich you, and quit right away when you get sick or tired of it.

Humans are made so that when they work with bad feelings, they can't perform.

That must be utterly unproductive for both the company and yourself.

In the era ahead, it's just right to "refuse to be made into the company's nourishment, and instead make it your nourishment".