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\"Avatar<\/a>Over the past five years, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to work with clients in their 40s and 50s while they were at a crossroads in their career. I consider this to be an exciting but challenging task because often these people are well-qualified in their professions and are also accustomed to excellent earnings. This means that the stakes are very high \u2013 they can\u2019t afford to go from a solid salary to a considerably lower income.<\/span><\/p>\n

In these clients\u2019 cases, something dramatic happened in their workplace. Sometimes it was an unexpected merger and consequently, their role became redundant. Other times, upper management chose to replace them with someone \u2018fresher\u2019 and more \u2018vibrant\u2019 (basically coded language for younger) who will work for less money, despite it being glaringly obvious the new employee didn\u2019t have the same level of expertise or work experience. In all these situations, my more mature clients were faced with the stressful choice between trying to find another high paying job or figuring out a way to become their own boss. Unfortunately, both options are associated with major risks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although what follows is based on past experience with established professionals, I anticipate that going forward, much of what I\u2019ll describe in this two-part blog will also apply to younger professionals who are facing job loss due to automation<\/a> (including artificial intelligence and machine learning<\/a>) or other major structural changes to the economy<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Building Equity in Your own Livelihood<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve come to realize that you don’t usually build \u201cequity\u201d as an employee the same way that you build equity as a business owner or self-employed person. Your \u201cvalue\u201d as an employee doesn\u2019t necessarily increase over time (see Figure 1). You do, however, develop transferable skills, experience, and grow a network as you progress in your career.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Figure 1 – Equity as an Employee<\/p><\/div>\n

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On the flip side, as a self-employed person or business owner, one can and often does build equity in something that you have control over (of course, this assumes you\u2019re making it past the rocky early years … and the slope of the graph depends on many factors). See Figure 2.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Figure 2 – Equity in your own Business<\/p><\/div>\n

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Typically, when I broach the idea of self-employment or propose buying a modest franchise, most of my clients don\u2019t even want to contemplate it. They\u2019ve grown accustomed to being valued employees, and feel more secure when they feel like their being taken care of by their firm or organization \u2013 and there\u2019s nothing wrong with that. Being a business owner or self-employed is perceived as <\/span>time-consuming and high-risk. Many of my clients want to pursue something that they perceive as \u201csafer\u201d allowing them to maintain their lifestyle while meeting their established financial obligations. Those are all realistic (and desirable) concepts to be mindful of. But what if it I told you that it could be even riskier to go from one high paying job to another when you\u2019re well into your 40s or 50s?<\/span><\/p>\n

Hidden Risks to High Earning Employees<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Let me explain. For many knowledge workers and professionals, as they progress in their careers, their income increases along with their expertise and work experience. This means they become more expensive to their employers. So, by the time a professional enters their late 40s or 50s, they are usually hitting their peak <\/span>income-earning years (see Figure 3).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Figure 3 – Risks Over Time for Employees<\/p><\/div>\n

Most organizations, find these hard-working, talented employees valuable to a certain point, but frequently they become too expensive to sustain. To cope, the business may pay those expensive, top-earning workers a fair severance and then hire someone less experienced who\u2019s prepared to work for much less and for more hours. It\u2019s a budgeting exercise. The counterintuitive reality is that it becomes increasingly risky to be an employee in the private sector where profit is the main motive. This is perhaps less of a concern in the public service and non-profit organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In contrast, over time, once a business owner or self-employed person is established and has a good business model, an adequate source of ongoing referrals, effective marketing, etc. then the risks decrease<\/em> over time (see Figure 4).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Figure 4 – Risk Profile for Business Owners and Self-employed People<\/p><\/div>\n

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There\u2019s more to this story but with all these graphs, etc. it\u2019s better to continue exploring this topic next week. It\u2019s a predicament many employees will face in the future and ultimately an important analysis for established employees who are sensing potential instability in their workplace\/position. This may start to apply more broadly as the impact of automation<\/a>, artificial intelligence, and machine learning become more prevalent in the coming years. The stakes are high so it\u2019s worth taking the time to spell everything out. So, stay tuned for part two<\/a><\/strong> of this article.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0this blog post is based on my reflections on my clients\u2019 circumstances and a conversation that I had at a trade show for franchisors with a representative from\u00a0<\/span>FranNet<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to<\/strong>\u00a0discuss mid-to-late career changes or pivots<\/strong>, I invite you to contact me by\u00a0email<\/a>, phone<\/a>, or via direct message on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>, or\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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More than career coaching,\u00a0it\u2019s career psychology<\/em>\u00ae.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\/O Advisory Services<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Building Resilient Careers\u00a0and Organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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