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Quit my corporate video job last week. While it was the most money I’ve ever made (still not great) it was soul sucking and identity crushing. After the biggest heartbreak of my life back in Oct the last thing I need in 2025 is to be shackled to this corporate machine and working under a bald headed narcissist/company I don’t even care about.
Taking a big leap back into the freelance world And going on a US tour April to June.
Are they still called dreams when they come true? Scary times ahead but we are so fucking back.
Mar 18, 2025
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I suddenly woke up within the past week or so and realized I can’t keep letting my life suffocate me (not to sound dark but it is what it is, in a lot of aspects). My brain is trying for the second time to push me into getting fired from a miserable side gig I have by avoiding and procrastinating and making careless mistakes because my heart is just not in it and really, it never was… last time this happened it was my only source of income and there was a great yawning abyss beneath me but luckily now I do have a job that I enjoy and is not stressful where I’m treated with respect and I get to do a lot of things.
All of that is to say that I just turned a project in literally like 30 seconds before it was due (LOL) and I realized I can’t keep doing this to myself so I’ve decided to quit and hope that this opens up space for me to find something better 🙏
Feb 11, 2025
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I’ve quit at least 4 horrible jobs/contracts without something immediately lined up (that I can think of off the top of my head). And wow every time that was the best decision for me each and every time and I never looked back.
Granted I’ve otherwise had long tenure at jobs and was lucky enough to either find another opportunity right away (in one case quit before hearing back about an interview the previous day, which I did end up getting) or I was financially prepared to be unemployed. As others have said, definitely consider that you’re trading daily misery + salary, health care, stability, stuff to do with your day for no misery + logistical challenges.
But if you are prepared to deal with job searching or just supporting yourself for a bit from your savings while you get on your feet, pls pls pls leave a job that is making you miserable and has no chance of getting any better (burnout is often defined as being in a situation where you have some combination of no upward mobility, continued frustration from the same sources, and endless work all without signs that it’ll get better, so look out for the signs).
Man this rec is giving me the ole itch again (current job is pretty bad in a lot of ways, but not quite “leave immediately” status and I do need a salary + healthcare after a long unemployment period last year 😿).
Mar 15, 2024
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the sweet release of inbox zero. getting home and knowing that you can wake up whenever you want tomorrow - in fact, you’re so excited for temporary unemployment, maybe you’ll wake up even earlier than usual. you‘ll take a walk first thing in the morning, clean the apartment, run those errands you’ve been meaning to for months now. you’ll go to a concert with your friends and smoke weed on a weeknight. creative and personal projects during the day. you’ll road trip with your brothers, go see your sister graduate, finish the books on your night stand. for just a little time, the world is your oyster.
May 15, 2024
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When I have new friends over I make them put a pin in the emotion wheel. Its so much fun and I look forward to it every time. Collecting data on all the homies.
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Locking in is so yesterday.
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Nothing more romantic than whispering to each other in the aisles. The Dewey Decimal system is such an aphrodisiac.
Apr 19, 2025