Perceived security in independent work jumps 28% in two years

When I left the safety of a permanent full-time job for the unknown of self-employment, 19 years ago, I was an outlier in my cohort of employed friends.

My son had just turned 4 and my daughter was two and my relationship with their mother was over. I no longer had a marriage or a mortgage.

I decided that I had nothing left to lose so I may as well take t…