{"id":507107,"date":"2026-02-27T07:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/507107\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T07:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:58:07","slug":"founder-says-flexibility-helped-him-choose-business-over-a-9-to-5-job-even-when-my-business-was-in-initial-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/507107\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder says flexibility helped him choose business over a 9-to-5 job: \u2018Even when my business was in initial stage\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The debate between choosing a business or a 9-to-5 job has been going on for decades, with people often divided between entrepreneurship and a traditional 9-to-5 job<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"SinghSingh said flexibility was the biggest reason he stayed committed to building his business. (@kawal279\/X)<\/p>\n

While some prefer building their own ventures and taking financial risks for greater freedom, others tend to choose stable jobs that offer fixed income and security.<\/p>\n

Sharing his thoughts on X (formerly Twitter, Kawaljeet Singh, founder<\/a> of Khadak Singh Da Dhaba, spoke about why he preferred entrepreneurship over a regular job.<\/p>\n

Business freedom over job security:<\/p>\n

Singh said flexibility was the biggest reason he stayed committed to building his business.<\/p>\n

Even during the early stages of his venture, he believed that the freedom to make daily decisions helped him focus on long-term growth rather than following a fixed work schedule.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing I absolutely love about being a business owner is that I am not time-bound to a fixed routine.\u201d Singh wrote.<\/p>\n

The founder said running a business allowed him to work on his own terms, which gave him more confidence to face the challenges of starting and growing a food business.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven when my business was in initial stages, this liberty of taking own decisions daily was a deciding factor for clinging on to the business and not choose a regular job,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

HT.com has reached out to the user for more details. This report will be updated when he responds.<\/p>\n

Also Read: Founder compares cost of living in Bengaluru and London after relocating: \u2018This is what shift looked like\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out the post here:<\/p>\n

Here’s how people reacted to the post: <\/p>\n

The post quickly drew attention on social media, with many users agreeing with the founder\u2019s views on flexibility and independence in business life.<\/p>\n

One of the users commented, \u201cWe are free all the time, yet working 24\/7 aptly fits any business owner.\u201d<\/p>\n

A second user commented, \u201cFor most business owners, including me, it is not that there is no structure, it’s that you get to make your own. And that you get to create systems that automate routine tasks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also Read: Founder says house hunting in Delhi is the toughest startup challenge: \u2018It is exhausting\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

A third user commented, \u201cThis captures the double-edged sword of entrepreneurship perfectly – Flexibility, Responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

A fourth user commented, \u201cPerks no job can offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFreedom from a fixed routine is underrated; entrepreneurship is one of the few careers where you get to design your days instead of just filling them,\u201d another user commented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The debate between choosing a business or a 9-to-5 job has been going on for decades, with people…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":507108,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[254560,64,63,99,198,41810,254562,254561],"class_list":{"0":"post-507107","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entrepreneurship","8":"tag-9-to-5-job","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-business","12":"tag-entrepreneurship","13":"tag-founder","14":"tag-khadak-singh-da-dhaba","15":"tag-regular-job"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/507108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}