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Are you fit for culture?
Last week I wrote about my resignation.
Apparently, I touched a little bit of a nerve.
I received some nice reactions on LinkedIn, but the most interesting responses I received were through direct messaging.
Many people considered me courageous, which is not the word I would have used for my move.
My word would have been ‘deliberate.’
Deliberate because life is too short to spend our time doing stuff we don’t like.
I know it’s easy to say.
I also realize some people may need the money, as a friend reminded me yesterday.
I admit, there may be many reasons why it’s not that easy to ‘just’ quit what you’re doing and pursue another direction.
Those reasons may prevent you from making a move in the short term.
But they shouldn’t prevent you from pursuing happiness in the long term.
That’s why I use the word deliberate.
Many are not happy with what they’re doing but not unhappy enough to make a move.
We’re compromising our way through our days. If you allow me to put my cynical hat on for a second:
