This is gonna be one long ass post.
A while ago @suejeanw asked me to share my journey moving from the corporate world to teaching full time. I figured that I'll do it later when things get a little more stable. But the other day a new student told me that she really enjoyed the class and her happy face made me realize that I love teaching and I will do whatever I can to continue this journey even if there are ups and downs. I've also never been happier working!
It wasn't an easy decision and I've people discouraging me from doing it. 'Eh sure or not? How to survive?' 'Just teach part time when you can lah' 'Walao I have a friend also like that then end up come back corporate leh'
At the same time, my last company was going through restructuring so that pushed me towards teaching full time. It wasn't a random decision. I did my financial calculations to make sure that I wouldn't starve and also weighed out the pros and cons, just like what I used to do at work. Back then I was in Finance/Strategy, calculating project returns (Excel's my best friend!) and weighing non-financial elements.
There were also people who supported me 💜 and gave me useful advice so that I get a better picture of what I'll be losing and what I'll be gaining from it so hopefully this post will be useful to some of you. It might seem like a dream to be freelancing, doing what you love but there are always things that people don't realize like.. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
😣 Bye bye employer EPF / bonus
😣 No more annual/medical leave! Taking a day off means losing income
😣 No more company benefits - mobile/medical/dental/abcdefgh allowance
😣 Your income will fluctuate and be affected by festive season, time of the year etc
On the bright side..
😁 No long queues. You get to go to the cinema/restaurant/bank at non peak hours
😁 Flexible work hours so no being stuck in shit traffic daily
😁 You make your own decisions most of the time
😁 No late nights in the office with stressed out colleagues/bosses
😁 You get to do what you love and develop it
Having said that, I did learn a lot from the corporate world that has helped to develop my problem solving skills so always look at both sides of a coin.
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