7. Apparently, a third of people want to quit their jobs to become self-employed. Many feel that if they were self-employed, they would control over their working day and time. However, the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. According to other surveys, self-employment is one of the most stressful methods of working–on matter what the job is. You aren’t good at your job, you might find you don’t have one. In the end, it may be worth dealing with the stress of work, rather than trying to find a different kind of job.