Believe for more than you think

[DAIR]

Sometimes you just have to say "**** it" and jump into the deep end.

Around 2 and half years ago. I was working in a permie position. I was tired of the following -

• The odd crapy pay rise
• Workplace politics
• Being a workaholic
• Feeling as though I was chasing an unataining carrot
• Feeling like I should be paid more than I was on

I was tired of it all..... It was after a trainwreck of a date that I built up the courage to quit my job and become a contractor. lol if not for that date I wouldve been pussyfooting around for months. And I havent looked back.

• I work less
• I earn more
• I travel more
• I'm learning you things
• Working in different industries
• I no longer feel an association to the companies I work with. As I perm I used to have an emotional connection to my employers... Now I couldnt care less. I go in. Do a job.. Get paid and then leave. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Mike9000]

Sometimes you just have to say "**** it" and jump into the deep end.

Without a doubt.

I was put at risk of redundancy last November and put in my preference to leave. I was bored, the job had become almost button pushing in nature so it was a welcome opportunity - I finished work in February and will be unemployed come May with a payoff for almost 17.5 years service. Absolutely loving my garden leave - Have done a load of training, gained my MCSA (MS SQL Server 2016 DBA) and will get my MCSE once I've finished decorating and fitting a new cloakroom.

Then it'll be time to find a job - highly likely to go contracting. The thought of another permanent job isn't doing much for me right now, for many of the reasons DAIR states above...

 

[Housey]

You own your own career. It is TOTALLY in your hands, no one else’s.

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