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During college, I joined the Fastlane forum and read Millionaire fastlane and Unscripted per suggestion of a mentor at the time. These books rewired my mindset permanently for the better. My routine during college involved trying to get the best grades, hitting the gym, and self improvement, including passionately dreaming of starting my own business. I spent a lot of time thinking of what I could create, testing ideas like web design sales, and learning what I was good at on the side.
However, I graduated in 2020 with a bachelors degree in IT. My goal was to use my degree, try to find a good job and spend all my time on the side building a successful side hustle. When COVID hit, everyone seemed to be sent to work remotely, and it changed the job market as I was applying non stop and couldn't find interviews. I spent so much time tailoring resume and applying, and it took me almost year to secure my first IT position, which initially seemed awesome. MJ DeMarco supported my idea of starting with a job, to at least build income, and I felt that since I had graduated, I might as well capitalize on my degree.
After two years in IT support, my company is transitioning back to the office. Here is where i felt like I had my realization. The drive to the office took extremely long due to traffic jams at 9am. Paying for parking and walking across two streets is going to suck so bad in the winter but even today it sucked as we're not reimbursed for parking. I miss the freedom of logging in from a laptop. Walking into a bathroom stall and both toilets were filled with espresso poops and toilet paper. I just keep thinking of the negatives and how this isn't how I want to live or get my income. Went to the office cafeteria and had a bland fishy tasting fish sandwich in the cafeteria for $11. Add to that the cost of parking and an hour-long drive home, and I've reached my limit. Hence, I'm sharing my "F*ck this" event on the forum, hoping for a fresh perspective and hoping that journaling will help me focus on my long term goals.
I've been spam applying for new remote jobs, but starting to realize that the effort it takes to curate my resume, apply, and move on to the next over and over for the past year has been taking so long that I might as well put my effort into my own thing. I'm sick and tired of being an office slave and needed to vent somewhere.
However, I graduated in 2020 with a bachelors degree in IT. My goal was to use my degree, try to find a good job and spend all my time on the side building a successful side hustle. When COVID hit, everyone seemed to be sent to work remotely, and it changed the job market as I was applying non stop and couldn't find interviews. I spent so much time tailoring resume and applying, and it took me almost year to secure my first IT position, which initially seemed awesome. MJ DeMarco supported my idea of starting with a job, to at least build income, and I felt that since I had graduated, I might as well capitalize on my degree.
After two years in IT support, my company is transitioning back to the office. Here is where i felt like I had my realization. The drive to the office took extremely long due to traffic jams at 9am. Paying for parking and walking across two streets is going to suck so bad in the winter but even today it sucked as we're not reimbursed for parking. I miss the freedom of logging in from a laptop. Walking into a bathroom stall and both toilets were filled with espresso poops and toilet paper. I just keep thinking of the negatives and how this isn't how I want to live or get my income. Went to the office cafeteria and had a bland fishy tasting fish sandwich in the cafeteria for $11. Add to that the cost of parking and an hour-long drive home, and I've reached my limit. Hence, I'm sharing my "F*ck this" event on the forum, hoping for a fresh perspective and hoping that journaling will help me focus on my long term goals.
I've been spam applying for new remote jobs, but starting to realize that the effort it takes to curate my resume, apply, and move on to the next over and over for the past year has been taking so long that I might as well put my effort into my own thing. I'm sick and tired of being an office slave and needed to vent somewhere.
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