I have come to the realization that sometimes life does not just unfold as we expect but in many times leads us into parts we thought we would never experience. This coming new month marks my first ever time starting an office job, an opportunity that might be fairly normal to others but to me, it feels unlike anything else.
For more than 15 years since I finished my tertiary education, I have not once been employed by anyone as I have always been self-employed in running my own business and more recently (over the past 6 years) supplement my income with Blogging on the Web3 space. I’ve become so comfortable with that way of life though it equally had its own share of challenges.
Unfortunately, life hasn't been favorable over the past few years. Three years ago I had a business failure and have since tried to bring it back to life with minimal progress due to lack of funds. I tried again last year having raised some capital from an online job but due to the increase in cost of living coupled with the long bear run in crypto, the business became too much of a struggle to sustain and so had to close down again.
Since last August I have been home with no plans and was only hoping that the crypto assets I had would compensate me but market hasn't favored me as most of them are still in loss and can't contribute much for now.
About a week ago, I decided to discuss with my elder brother who works in a medium-sized company here in the same city, three days later he asked to see me, he broke to me news of a vacancy in his office and asked if I would be interested in the job, I didn't need much time to think about it before giving my response.
I need the job. It means a lot to me for many reasons, the first one being obvious - the salary but also the purpose it will serve at this phase of my life. Beyond financial stability, it provides what I have been struggling with for a long time; an environment to have a steady work schedule and at the same time pursuing my online activities uninterruptedly.
There is going to be a laptop to use, electricity as well as maybe data support, at times food could also be provided. I haven't been able to properly make use of my laptop since August last year due to lack of electricity, and have to spent so much for charging my phone and power bank.
This opportunity to me feels like a lot more than just a job, because it is providing solutions to my problems, and importantly, giving me access to facilities that will allow me concentrate more on rebuild, not to talk of the stable electricity source, because the company runs on a solar powered system that has been a challenge that I have been dealing with.
What is most amazing to me is the way life can unexpectedly take a turn of direction; when you think all that is required of you is to just rebuild your life in your corner; next thing an opportunity pops out from a different corner altogether.
This is the beginning of another chapter of my life with different sets of responsibilities and a completely new environment, and although it may take some time to adjust, I can see myself walking towards the right direction. I believe growth sometimes comes not when we remain comfortable but by making ourselves available to new opportunities when they present themselves.
For now, I see this not just as an employment but as a way to find stability and rest, rebuild gradually and in many aspects a new start, it seems a new era of work is about to commence.