I didn’t want to have to beg my boss for a salary increase that barely matched inflation. I wanted to be able to take vacations whenever I wanted, for however long I wanted. I just wanted to enjoy life without being shackled to an unfilling job. I worked for a large Fortune 500 company that performed background checks for other companies when they wanted to hire a new employee… so you know, not exactly exciting stuff.įor a lot of people, a nice stable job and predictable check coming in every month is the picture of success, but for me, it felt like I was missing out on life.Ĭlocking in every single day, doing the same tasks over and over again, getting home with barely enough time to make dinner and enjoy some time to myself… only to wake up again the next morning and do it all over again.
My story starts like many do… “slaving away” at a 9-5 job that I didn’t really enjoy, but hey – it paid the bills.
