after several months of reflection, i've decided to switch to a location-dependent job.
currently: run a consultancy with 1 partner and 2 employees. it's a small outfit and we do around 200K/year. My own take-home is between 6-8K/month. it IS location-independent, but in order to deliver high quality service to my clients, i usually stay close to them. with a few exceptions, i travel whenever i want to. most girls i meet i do so on my own, usually at bars or through a roommate. most of these girls are 7's, but 8s and up are quite rare. i have no work friends so while it's rewarding to run your own thing, but it can be lonely, for sure.
future: join a branch of a huge conglomerate that i've been consulting on and off again for over the past 6 months or so. many of them are mid-level managers/vps/directors or assts to someone high up and have enviable lives. all-expenses paid business trips, high-end hotels, free or discounted access to shows/concerts/events, and partying with girls in the 9 and 10 range that are so hard to come by on my own. most of them make low 6 digits in addition to the subsidized apartments and sometimes a company car. they're a fun bunch of guys and i really miss the camaraderie that comes with working around other guys my age.
far from being a dead-end, soul-destroying cubicle job, i think that when you're good at what you do, even location-dependent jobs can open up worlds that you would previously not have known about or have had access to. i think the real important thing to pursue here is not location-independence but a rare and lucrative skillset that you can become an expert in.
just some thoughts i've been mulling over. most of the young rich guys i know in real life work for corporations. they are not location independent or involved in online marketing. and they love what they do.
currently: run a consultancy with 1 partner and 2 employees. it's a small outfit and we do around 200K/year. My own take-home is between 6-8K/month. it IS location-independent, but in order to deliver high quality service to my clients, i usually stay close to them. with a few exceptions, i travel whenever i want to. most girls i meet i do so on my own, usually at bars or through a roommate. most of these girls are 7's, but 8s and up are quite rare. i have no work friends so while it's rewarding to run your own thing, but it can be lonely, for sure.
future: join a branch of a huge conglomerate that i've been consulting on and off again for over the past 6 months or so. many of them are mid-level managers/vps/directors or assts to someone high up and have enviable lives. all-expenses paid business trips, high-end hotels, free or discounted access to shows/concerts/events, and partying with girls in the 9 and 10 range that are so hard to come by on my own. most of them make low 6 digits in addition to the subsidized apartments and sometimes a company car. they're a fun bunch of guys and i really miss the camaraderie that comes with working around other guys my age.
far from being a dead-end, soul-destroying cubicle job, i think that when you're good at what you do, even location-dependent jobs can open up worlds that you would previously not have known about or have had access to. i think the real important thing to pursue here is not location-independence but a rare and lucrative skillset that you can become an expert in.
just some thoughts i've been mulling over. most of the young rich guys i know in real life work for corporations. they are not location independent or involved in online marketing. and they love what they do.