Musings of a Freelance Writer
As a self-employed writer, I find that I spend much of my time getting caught up on work that was left undone by my procrastinating predecessor, Past Tom. His laziness forces me to bust ass in order to meet the high standards of my boss, Future Tom (who, just between you and me, can be kind of a prick at times).
In short, the problem with being self-employed is that my employee is lazy and my boss is a jerk.