Being a business owner isn’t easy. There are amazing highs, but the lows are often quite intense as well. Somedays it feels like the problems never stop – regardless of how much success you achieve. The problems just grow, evolve, morph. So we asked business owners if they sometimes wonder what it would be like to just have a regular job and have shared some of the highlights below.

Peter Roesler

Am I happier as a business owner? Yeah. But I’d be lying if I said the thought never crosses my mind. Here’s the picture. The last time I really sat with it is when I got sued. Yep I got sued. The lawsuit that hung over me for two and a half years. Then after the suit the bs never stopped. Suspended ad accounts. Read More>>

Hannah Wells

Ultimately, I do think I am happier as a business owner. I often think I want to throw in the towel and get a ‘normal’ job so the pay can be consistent, and I can have the same time off my family and friends have. However, I think back to times when I did have a regular job and hated every second of it. Read More>>

Viana Ramos

I have had many “regular jobs,” Being a business owner gives me a level of freedom, creativity, and ownership that would be hard for me to find in a regular job. I like being able to make decisions, build something that’s mine, and see the direct results of the effort I put in. Read More>>

Tom Nguyen

I’ve been building websites on my own for 20 years. I was almost ready to throw in the towel at the end of 2010 because I wasn’t able to get enough business to support myself, so I needed a part-time job to pay the bills. A friend got me a job working as an admin assistant for a mortgage broker. Read More>>

Melissa Burgio

Sometimes I Miss Having a Boss A few weeks ago, I was sitting at my desk looking at a ridiculously long to-do list. I had client work to tackle, a workshop I needed to finish planning, and a handful of emails that required way more brainpower than I wanted to give them. Read More>>

Kimmy Suaer

Yes, I’m happier as a business owner but a big part of that is because it allows me to be a stay-at-home mom. The decision to leave the corporate world and stay home with my kids came first. Starting a business was an unexpected next chapter that grew out of my desire to have an identity and purpose beyond my role as a mom. Read More>>

Ben Bower

I think overall I am happy as a business owner, it allows me to have complete control over my schedule and I have a lot of flexibility. But there are also significant challenges that come along with that, the biggest of which is financial variability. Owning your own business and starting out small can be a roller coaster at times. Read More>>

Nishia T. Slater

The honest answer is yes. I am happier as a business owner, but that doesn’t mean it is always easy. There have been moments when I’ve wondered what it would be like to have a traditional job where a paycheck arrives consistently every two weeks, benefits are provided, and when the workday ends, you can leave work at work. Read More>>

Jared Tye

One of the things I enjoy most is being a Realtor, Broker and Owner of Tye Realty Group. We have the privilege of working out of our beautiful 100-year-old building in Historic Downtown McKinney, right in the heart of the community we serve. Read More>>

Simone Banks

I am thrilled to endure such a journey of entrepreneurship. Even though it is hard I am happy I built something from the ground up. A story I can share is that when I did have a regular 10-6pm shift in Dublin as an Insurance Customer Specialist. At the time, I was a young mother raising a son. Read More>>

Dara Fulton

This is a good question. To be honest, I thought that once I became a business owner, I would never think of myself as an employee or view my business as a job. However, there have been times, I felt like an employee. I thought about returning to the workforce once I realized how hard it is to manage a business on my own. Read More>>

Yvonda Seda

Absolutely. I’m very happy as a business owner. That doesn’t mean I never wonder what it would be like to have a traditional job where I can leave work at work. As an entrepreneur, there are always responsibilities waiting for your attention. Read More>>