How did I end up leaving my 8-5 job?

For some people, all they ever dream was to work in a high rising company with a good pay, promised with an extensive career growth. For others, they dream of a simpler life, to be able to live happily with their family, to be able to go places they want, to be able to work remotely for the rest of their lives. And my dream was the latter.

I spent almost 4 years in a country far away from home. Although the things that I had experienced was extraordinary, deep inside me is a woman crying in pain every-single-fucking-day! I never thought I’d despise corporate world so much! I thought that was my dream! And when I proved to myself that I can do it, the job that I was looking up to for an extensive time, became my nightmare!

The first year was amazing, I was doing really good on my job (at least as per my manager). The 2^nd year was the starting point of all my struggles. Waking up in the morning became dreadful. The cycle of 8-5 was horrible! There are days where there’s a lot of jobs to do, especially on month ends that I’d get depressed and stressed. Sometimes the 8-5 will become 8-12 midnight. And yes I know, all these stuffs are normal, no job in this world that you won’t encounter stress. But isn’t it wonderful if you love your job? That if you face stress again you’ll just shrug your shoulders off?

How did I do it? I braced myself for any unforeseeable things that could happen. I reminded myself that as cliché as may it sound “everything happens for a reason”. And I got my back, what am I if not a fighter? And so I jumped!

Always remember, Happiness is a choice!