This is a funny saying my grandfathers father said "any one who works for a company is a slave" of course as my duty as a grandson i agreed with him. I personally and I think most of you wont agree with his saying but i was wondering if anyone agree with him?

If your definition of slave is that loose, than anyone who has to work, at all, is, in some way, a slave. (Could I have used more commas?) But I think millions of people throughout history, who actually were slaves, would find that definition a bit too broad. For most of us though, our jobs are either a means to an end or for the luckier people, their job is something that they would do even if they weren't being paid. This is true regardless of whether you work for a company or yourself. Most people I know who are self employed work much, much harder for their dollar than I do. I think both being self-employed and working for someone else each have advantages and disadvantages, and for different people those can be different. Where as I say "not having to be responsible for invoicing" is a major plus, others may say "not having control of the billing cycle" is a major problem.

I don't like my job, but I don't consider myself anything even close to approaching a slave. I have family who own and run a farm. They don't work for a company, but their schedule is much more rigid than mine will ever be.

I think you could understand what it was like to be a slave in some small way, if you work a job that you dont want to work but feel you dont have a choice because its either that or not eat. I dont think it truly compares though

I have a boss, but I absolutely love my job. Will I be my own boss one day? Probably, but to get there, I need to go a certain path, which for awhile, means I have a boss. However, I chose a path and career that excites me, and that I dont mind waking up for

You want to know about slaves, talk to anyone working in this country on an H1B visa trying to get a green card. When your immigration status depends on having a job where your boss is required to fill out EXTRA paperwork on your behalf, you tend not to question crappy assignments and lower-than-average pay. The immigration debate we hear about on TV (here in the States) focuses entirely on illegal immigration, and leaves those trying to work through one of the nastiest, most bureaucratic, and ill-conceived systems in this country, legally, to fend for themselves.

But it isn't funny.

I prefer the term 'wage slave'. And I have a slightly different definition. A wage slave can like their job, but is dependent on the pay. A wage slave can even be self employed, they don't necessarily have to work for a company.

It is very hard to break out of wage slavery. It's obviously a very difficult task to become financially self-sufficient (not dependent on some external benefactor) and one that will likely take a great effort over many years for anyone, unless they find themselves to be in very priveledged circumstances.