If you’ve ever contemplated dumping your day job to follow your passion, David Sobel’s recent piece for Salon should send a chill down your spine. The 42 year-old New Yorker did just that, leaving an unsatisfying policy research gig to try his fortune in the world of advertising copywriting. He ended up draining his 401k, relying on his parents for cash and eventually landing in the psych ward when the stress of unemployment became too much. Talk about a cautionary tale.
If you’ve ever contemplated dumping your day job to follow your passion, David Sobel’s recent piece for Salon should send a chill down your spine. The 42 year-old New Yorker did just that, leaving an unsatisfying policy research gig to try his fortune in the world of advertising copywriting. He ended up draining his 401k, relying on his parents for cash and eventually landing in the psych ward when the stress of unemployment became too much. Talk about a cautionary tale.
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