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The Job was Boring, But Freelancing was Worse
It nearly wrecked me
At 29, I quit my full-time job to
- Start freelancing
- Set my own hours
- Dedicate more time to my hobbies.
It was the worst decision I made.
Chasing the dream
I worked as a copywriter and translator at a big company.
Although that sounds nice, the job didn’t have upward mobility. Half my time was wasted, copy-pasting lines between tools.
I wasn’t learning anything new. I was decaying. Long-term, this’d harm my career prospects.
“It’s a matter of time before this department gets automated. Might as well jump ship now.”
So I jumped.
“I’ll freelance! I’ll make more money working with my own clients anyway.”
I was about to make my life 10x harder.
Broke and unemployed.
I left a mediocre job with equally mediocre skills.
And you can’t sell mediocre skills for good money.
I was at least decent at: copy- and content writing, so I sold that as a service.
