Written on 4 February 2019
Devin hated his job. He was a “sandwich artist”.
He liked to joke that he was the only of his friends from his art school who got paid to actually do art.
That was except for his friend Julie, who he was jealous of. Julie was an associate producer at ITV. She hated her job, though. The hours were long, her chances of creativity were next to zero, and her boss was the nephew of the CEO, and was an asshole.
Julie wanted to do what Andre did. Freelance. Your own hours. And, sure, he was advising companies about their cyber security, but Julie wanted to be her own boss.
Andre hated the uncertainty of it. Even when he was doing okay, what if the work dried up? What if a bit of software came out that made his job irrelevant?
He fantasized about packing it in and joining a major corporation, like Sasha. She had 30 days holiday, flexi-time, and was paid well into the six figures.
Sasha, however, hated the old boys club culture, the unrealistic expectations and, most of all, the fact that her company was responsible for so much suffering.
She thought about just going back to basics, like her friend Devin. He just worked in a Subway, and he always looked really happy.