After just shy of 34 years at my current employer I'm headed to work in a kitchen! Fed up with the corporate world I'm starting over. I will be working the kitchen for a local caterer. I graduated a local culinary program the day before I started my cancer journey almost two years ago. Things just fell into place recently. My current employer let me know that my return to fulltime wasn't fast enough, as chef was looking for a hand in his kitchen. Seems like a perfect Fit! The real bitch of it is that after 34 years with a company, I'll make more money as the newbie! Kind of makes you feel you were under valued. It feels weird to head to a job that I actually look forward to and enjoy after all these years. We will be smoking briskets and butts this summers so that will be fun. It just goes to show you that there can be a silver lining after the big "c".
Congrats man!
One thing I learned from a former boss who is a complete idiot is that he said "You only make real money if you work for yourself".
He said it but didn't do it and I looked into it and he was right. So I left the company and started working for myself in 2015 and immediately earned more than double from when I was an employee hahaha.
Now not everyone has the capability of working for themselves but I would urge anyone/everyone to really look into it no matter how young or old you may be and I encourage everyone to begin preparing themselves should they find they want to go this route.
What that means is start learning about how to manage a business (small business accounting, software, payroll, taxes).
Figure out your market research (can I do what I want and is there enough demand/money to be earned doing it).
Determine if you can save up and execute a real plan to make it a reality!
Sounds huge but it all comes down to hard work, learning, and determination.... much of the things we are doing but for someone else to make more money than we are for mostly the same job :D
Again, congrats
kawboy
and I wish you the best of luck! :)
