Last Week I Quit My Day Job — Here’s Why You Don’t Need To Do The Same
‘I trust people who trust themselves.’
At 19, I was trying to lift my video production business off the ground.
I wondered, “Why would anyone have a full-time job when you can create a job of your own?”
Back then, I never thought I’d be having a “day job.”
Then again, you often say and think things that aren’t necessarily true when you’re young.
In 2020, I quit the business I dedicated three years of my life to, moved to London, and, because I was quickly running out of money, started looking for a job.
After several (failed) attempts to go the “general” route — that is, sending out CVs into the void, hoping someone would care — I finally landed a job at an e-commerce startup founded by my father’s friend’s brother.
I remember the thrill and the excitement when I received that job offer. It was after three months of searching. My bank account was almost depleted. I tried to stay confident, but deep inside, I was secretly wondering what it would be like moving back to Moscow and stay at my parents’ apartment.
And here it was, late in December — a promise of a stable paycheck, doing something I love (media, content, writing).
