I can understand the imposter syndrome bit, but if anything you recognized that the employee / corporate path wasn't for you earlier than everyone else (which is a good thing). It spared you from digging yourself into a bigger whole and having to unlearn more than the rest of us :)
Great read! I resigned from my job this month, my last day being almost 2 weeks ago. I don't think it's fully set in yet as I'm still processing everything but I just wake up every morning now brimming with excitement. I finally have the time to create, explore and build; I really can't explain the feeling with words yet. Like you said, this is the first time that I've taken full responsibility for myself and my life trajectory. It's liberating, I thought I would feel the weight of this decision more but I feel light. This could just be the beginning phase of things but, at least for now, I'm looking forward to the journey.
I'm in an opposite situation: never had a real job, was always happy to live a bohemian existence and make my music. But I've been wanting to start a record label, so I need more money than just survival cash and, yada yada yada, now I'm looking for a job. It feels right.
Just putting this here to say that sometimes a job can help your art, as long as you have a clear purpose and an exit strategy...
The issue with my job is that I suck at it and that makes it unpleasant. I've been trying really hard to get better and I did get significantly better. But still not enough. I am too risk averse to quit my job. Either way I need to make money and a job is the easier way. I just need to git gud.
yo Sid I enjoyed reading this! I also wrote about quitting my job (worked a total of 3 years before quitting): https://gameofone.substack.com/p/25-i-quit-my-job
I can understand the imposter syndrome bit, but if anything you recognized that the employee / corporate path wasn't for you earlier than everyone else (which is a good thing). It spared you from digging yourself into a bigger whole and having to unlearn more than the rest of us :)
Great read! I resigned from my job this month, my last day being almost 2 weeks ago. I don't think it's fully set in yet as I'm still processing everything but I just wake up every morning now brimming with excitement. I finally have the time to create, explore and build; I really can't explain the feeling with words yet. Like you said, this is the first time that I've taken full responsibility for myself and my life trajectory. It's liberating, I thought I would feel the weight of this decision more but I feel light. This could just be the beginning phase of things but, at least for now, I'm looking forward to the journey.
Great post! Is it missing a last word or is that a tongue in cheek provocation? 😜
My recent post “The Fifth Bomb” is about all the times I’ve blown up my life, including quitting jobs multiple times with no real plan.
I'm in an opposite situation: never had a real job, was always happy to live a bohemian existence and make my music. But I've been wanting to start a record label, so I need more money than just survival cash and, yada yada yada, now I'm looking for a job. It feels right.
Just putting this here to say that sometimes a job can help your art, as long as you have a clear purpose and an exit strategy...
The issue with my job is that I suck at it and that makes it unpleasant. I've been trying really hard to get better and I did get significantly better. But still not enough. I am too risk averse to quit my job. Either way I need to make money and a job is the easier way. I just need to git gud.