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I Realized I Wasn’t Good Enough
So I decided to create a career that made me happy.
Career is a funny word, particularly when used in combination with progression, as in career progression. The traditional notion is that one starts with an entry level job, works their way up The Ladder, until they eventually land a sweet upper management job.
Having been raised and schooled in these traditional notions, I used to keep my eyes and ears open for opportunities to bump up to the next level.
It all went well until I hit an obstacle that mentally derailed me, ultimately resulting in me deciding to just go it on my own.
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Our team was creating a product for a high profile individual in a big dollar organization in a huge dollar industry. Challenging problems, interesting technology, great people, and a fun office.
We were hitting our milestones and incremental payments to the company were being made. Life was good.
Word circulated that someone from higher up in the org was going to come around and take us to happy hour later that afternoon.
May you be recognized by people in high places. — Ancient Chinese Curse
