I quit my day job, maybe you should too.

nobody@vox.com(darleen) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:24:24 -0800

I just quit my day job.

I was employed at the same company for 6 years now and during those long years in service (not too long for others i know), you ask, what have I done?

Woke up early - too early because my house was a planet away from the office. I abhor waking up early. But like most things I hate, I learned to live with it.. until recently.
Worked for a boss who's always out of town, and I had to handle all his shit. I am so through with that.
Photocopying. Filing. Photocopying. Filing. Typing. Stapling. Removing Staple wires. Shredding documents. Ouch too many papercuts. Too many clients screaming at my ears. Too many vacation leaves left untouched. Too many lunch dates cancelled.
Been staying in a cubicle that looks like the insides of a milk carton and lest I die of boring cubicle, I quit my job.

So maybe I had it lucky. After all, the company did pay SORTA well. I didn't have to scrimp on money, nor did I hesitate going on a party for fear that all my money be spent on drinks - I had it good.

But good only goes so far. I want more.

To put it simply, I quit my day job because I got so bored. Call me idealistic, call me insane, call me dumb-ass for all I care, I want more than my job could offer, I want more than all the money in the world - I want a life. I think I've put my life on hold for so long I might be dead. I don't want to be 59 and hitting myself in the head because I wasn't able to do the things that I've been wanting to do (God I hope this isn't what they call mid life crisis)

Cheers. Welcome to my blog!

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I quit my day job, maybe you should too.