corporate life

  • From first spark to burnout: the progression of a corporate career.

    The girl next to me in the coffee shop is excited about her first marketing internship. When I entered the shop, she passed by me at the door, talking on the phone. After I had placed my coffee order, and took a seat at an empty table, she returned from her call- grinning ear to

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  • Leaving the Rat Race: why I quit my corporate job

    I quit my job. After writing about it, thinking about it, and dreaming about it- I took the plunge and did it. I never thought I would actually follow through. No matter how tired, how stressed, and how fed up I have been- my financial anxiety always pulled me back from the edge. But on

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