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Sounds like he's doing what must be done. Very excited for the author. We could debate professional opportunity costs or net worth deltas resulting from his decision, but it sounds like he was dying a little bit every day and always wondering "what if..." so this move is bold and beautiful and possibly necessary for mental health. GOOD LUCK, Chris Zukowski!
You left a job that gave you a cubicle? Man, I'd kill for a job that gave me a damned cubicle instead of a cacophonous open office... but sadly there are none left except for the one you just gave up.
Then I realized this dude is the maker of "1 screen platformer" he's gonna do just fine
I was comming in here initially to be like.... "Wait have a plan!!! reaches out with hand to pull you back from jumping off a cliff " Then I realized this dude is the maker of "1 screen platformer" he's gonna do just fine
In fact I wrote a poem on my blog about this very experience of being in a cube: http://www.actinginbalance.com/square/
Now, they replaced our cubes with open-office. Actually, it is less grey but still does feel very limiting, we have a lot less space, and it is noisy.
You left a job that gave you a cubicle? Man, I'd kill for a job that gave me a damned cubicle instead of a cacophonous open office... but sadly there are none left except for the one you just gave up.
If only we knew how much worse it could get.
TL;DR: mostly consult on shovels, but do some gold prospecting on the side.
You left a job that gave you a cubicle? Man, I'd kill for a job that gave me a damned cubicle instead of a cacophonous open office... but sadly there are none left except for the one you just gave up.
Hallway and cubicle just make me think that probably he works for an established defence company.
You left a job that gave you a cubicle? Man, I'd kill for a job that gave me a damned cubicle instead of a cacophonous open office... but sadly there are none left except for the one you just gave up.
Hallway and cubicle just make me think that probably he works for an established defence company.