Quote: (02-04-2015 10:33 AM)TheBowery Wrote:
Thanks guys. To put it in context I'm 27 and since graduating college haven't taken more than 2 weeks off at a time. I have entered the Office Space Peter Gibbons zone where work has become a farce, though the job pays six figures and now have well into the six figures of savings with no debt. My life outside of work is great but the daily grind has taken a toll. The only real thing holding me back is a gf who I see a future with and our families would frown upon me taking a one-way ticket to travel the world...
I think the only regret you'll have is not going on your trip. If your gf doesn't support you now in doing what you want to be happy, she's not going to support you later.
Don't let this girl and her family hold you back from doing what you want to do. Imagine turning 40 and having a mid-life crisis, being married to her with 2 kids and having never traveled the world. You're going to regret it at some point.
Why don't you start out with a 6-8 week trip and then see how you feel? If you want to keep going after that then do it; if not, then go home and get another job. If this girl won't wait 6 weeks for you, she's not a keeper anyway. I think after 6 weeks, if you're doing it right, you'll want to keep going.
Don't worry about finding another job; you're 27 and making 6 figures, so you are most likely skilled enough to get a similar job elsewhere.