So I quit my job…

By Sean Patrick

When it comes my career move, I like to think of myself as having the same passion for independence and adventure as the main character from “Into the Wild”… only I don’t want to do anything adventurous… and I don’t want to die…

A couple months ago, I read an article that explained how it was a terrible idea to leave your steady job in the year 2009 to try and pursue a dream.

“That’s funny,” I thought. “That’s exactly what I’m planning on doing this year.” 

 The actual day I informed my manager of my plans to pursue a career in screenwriting, the big headlines was, “UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH!” It’s tough to see that headline right before you’re planning to quit your very steady job. If I believed in signs, I would have probably never quit. Actually, I do kind of believe in signs… but I really wanted to ignore that one. So I went ahead, and two weeks later I was on my sabbatical.

This is where I find myself: 27, purposely unemployed during a recession, and trying to pursue a job in arguably one of the toughest businesses to get into. It’s pretty hilarious.