I Cheated on My Job With My Side Hustle — And It Was the Best Decision I Ever Made
If you can do it, you should too.
If you can get away with it, you should cheat on your job with your side hustle. I am giving you permission with this article.
If you love your hobby and you truly care about it, but you’re afraid to go full time because you still need benefits, feel absolutely no guilt about writing articles, baking cakes, painting scenes, or filming outfit shows during your work hours.
Nobody told me this until it was too late, so I’ll tell you now: your boss doesn't care about you. Your boss and your company don’t want you to “prioritize your mental health in these trying times.” They don’t care about your work/life balance.
All they want is to maximize the output they get from you.
(Sometimes, paradoxically, they don’t even want that — CEOs want to control you by bringing you back into the office, even though working from home is more accessible and helps people get more done. They’ll subtly encourage you to work weekends, even though taking breaks is better for productivity. What they really want is to have total control over you and your time.)
That’s why I felt absolutely no guilt about cheating on my job with my side hustle, and…
