Or merry go round or carousel or rat race. Whatever you want to call it...
I'm quitting my day job!
I have so many interests and dreams that I've decided to take some time off from my career and figure out what I really want to do and what will really make me happy. Also, I'd like to try to help some other people along the way.
I'm quitting my day job!
I have so many interests and dreams that I've decided to take some time off from my career and figure out what I really want to do and what will really make me happy. Also, I'd like to try to help some other people along the way.
In college, I choose the safe career path, and I think I really liked the idea of having an office job with a big company where I dressed up every day and had important responsibilities and made good money. And that's what I did, and I was successful at it. However, ever since I started in the corporate world, I've been looking for a way out. A smaller company, my own business, teaching, anything.
I realize I may sound like an ungrateful brat to some..."waaahh I've been so successful and had to work hard and I'm just not being fulfilled at my cushy job...I need some time to find myself".
Oh, wait, maybe I am an ungrateful brat? Regardless, I know that I'm not going to be truly happy or performing my best work or being the best friend, girlfriend, family member, or self, unless I am feeling fully utilized and autonomous, not being held back by all the organizational red tape and countless levels of authority, and able to have a creative outlet as part of my work.
I've had several people comment on how "brave" or "risky" this is, but I think that this is not exactly brave. I am coming from a position of privilege being from a relatively good upbringing and the opportunity to go to college and have a successful career. I don't deny that I've worked hard for the last 13 years, but I also had many opportunities that less fortunate people would not have had. I am also not taking such a big risk since I don't have children or any other major obligations yet, so this seems like the right time to take a chance.
So, I'm calling this my sabbatical and exploring other possibilities, and I hope it leads me to find my way.
I realize I may sound like an ungrateful brat to some..."waaahh I've been so successful and had to work hard and I'm just not being fulfilled at my cushy job...I need some time to find myself".
Oh, wait, maybe I am an ungrateful brat? Regardless, I know that I'm not going to be truly happy or performing my best work or being the best friend, girlfriend, family member, or self, unless I am feeling fully utilized and autonomous, not being held back by all the organizational red tape and countless levels of authority, and able to have a creative outlet as part of my work.
I've had several people comment on how "brave" or "risky" this is, but I think that this is not exactly brave. I am coming from a position of privilege being from a relatively good upbringing and the opportunity to go to college and have a successful career. I don't deny that I've worked hard for the last 13 years, but I also had many opportunities that less fortunate people would not have had. I am also not taking such a big risk since I don't have children or any other major obligations yet, so this seems like the right time to take a chance.
So, I'm calling this my sabbatical and exploring other possibilities, and I hope it leads me to find my way.
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