I was very lucky to secure two jobs in a very short period of time.
But they weren’t glamorous. Instead of wearing ties, meeting with executives in boardrooms, and planning projects that would span months and require tens of thousands of dollars, I was doing on-call technical support for small businesses around the area. New computer installations, fixing printer issues, installing software, replacing hard drives, running cables, and so on.
When a call would come in, I would drive out to the site and do the work. It wasn’t uncommon that I would spend thirty minutes driving each way for what would amount to 20-30 minutes of billable time. While I was driving, I would often wonder how, after 15 years in the technology business, having built a skillset, as well as a decent reputation, I was back to doing the same work I’d done as a teenager.
It was humbling.
But they were jobs. I was making money. And while I was driving, I would remind myself of that often.
One day I saw a homeless person on a street corner, holding a sign that said “Anything will help”, and had to further remind myself of just how lucky I was.
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