Quitting my job has forced me to explore the vast wasteland of my soul
Quitting his job gave former Clemenger BBDO strategist Al Crawford a rare chance for a bit of self reflection, but after decades on the daily grind, he was surprised to find little more than bat guano and rusted Pepsi cans. He details his journey to the centre of the void.
‘Stay away from your potential’ says the comedian Dylan Moran in an epic rant. That is something that you should leave absolutely alone. You’ll mess it up. It’s potential. Leave it. And anyway, it’s like your bank balance, you always have a lot less than you think.
Not for the first time in my life, I ignored a drunken Irishman and pulled the pin on my twenty year corporate career in March. I say pulled the pin as though I strutted out the door like Kevin Spacey in American Beauty; heading home to smoke quality weed whilst bench-pressing.
Sadly, it ended with a whimper, not a bang. Months of insomniac contemplation were accompanied by comedy back and chest ailments, which turned me into an emphysemic Quasimodo. When you start frightening clients on sight, you know it’s time to go.
what’s your point?
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It’s probably better to slip out quietly and have nobody notice than to slip out noisily and still have nobody notice.