Business vs Job: A Delhi Samosa Waala Stumps A Job-going Man When Questioned About His Income

From ancient times, generation and circumstances have proven time and again, how success is not only dependent on degrees, or education, or mere ownership of funds. People from different strata of societies have proven, to be successful, on their own terms managing their small businesses with the optimum appropriation of funds, clear future goals, and timely investment of the profits. You only need a strong mind and firm will to make your life successful.

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What do entrepreneurs think as compared to non-entrepreneurs?

When somebody on Quora asked “What do entrepreneurs think as compared to non-entrepreneurs?”, the age-old question was answered satisfactorily by one of the users - Kaushal Kumar (Officer at Government of India).

Kaushal said, “In Delhi, there is a Samosa vendor. His shop is in front of an MNC. His Samosas are tasty. Many of the employees prefer lunch at that place.

One day, a manager came to the guy selling samosas. While he was eating samosa he asked the shopkeeper,

“You have maintained your shop nicely and have good management skills. Don’t you think that you are wasting your talent and time by selling just Samosas? Think, if you were working like me in any big company, you would have been a manager like me, isn't it?”

Samosa guy smiled at the manager and said,

“Sir, I think my work is better than your work. Do you know why? 10 years back I used to sell samosa in tokari (Leaf basket). At the same time, you got this job. That time I was earning INR 1,000 a month and your salary was 10,000. In this 10 year of the journey, we progressed a lot. I now own this shop and two others and became a known 'samosa-waala' in this area and you became a manager. Now you are earning INR1 lakh per month and so am I. So surely, I can say that my work is better than yours."

He continued to explain that he started his career from zero but his son won’t have to suffer the same. One day his son will take over his business. He won't have to start from zero. He will get a fully established business, but in the case of the job-going man, the benefits will be taken by his owner’s kids instead.

“You can not offer the same post to your son or daughter. They have to start from ZERO again. Whatever you have suffered 10 years ago, your kids have to suffer the same."

“My son will extend my business but by the time your kid will become a manager, my son will have progressed far away. Now tell me who is wasting their talent and time?”

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What did the public say?

This definitely fits in the category of how to answer like a boss. There will always be pros and cons related to each type of work - whether you work in a company or you own a business, but this Samosa waala answer definitely divided the comment section into two halves.

One user wrote, “You are right, though the manager being well educated will invest in better assets than the samosa waala, he would have accumulated more funds to invest.”

While another user wrote, “End of the day what matters is money which is earned in the right way whether he is a CEO of Google or owner of a samosa shop. Do not overthink for the next generation, let them also come up in life more practically rather than just making them carry forward from the footsteps of their parents.”

Well, this was surely a fascinating read! At the end of the day, it can’t be denied that each profession has its own merits and demerits.

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Shivangi Vatsal

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Updated On: 27 Dec'21, 04:10 PM IST