DISQUS

mark @ mytropicalescape · 1 year ago

I must say, I think you answered your own question with the statement, "soul crushing work."

You did not choose to call it something else...e.g. a job I dislike or even hate! Man, you used *SOUL CRUSHING* for goodness sakes.

If they want you that badly now they will REALLY want you two years from now...Go on the TRIP!

Teacher Girl · 1 year ago

Hi Christine!
I'm with Mark. As a Canadian living in Barcelona, I say "Hit the road, sister." It will totally change your life... and lugging around the baggage of this potential work you don't love (or even like) will only slow you down.

Gillian · 1 year ago

Christine, I feel sick for you! Of course I'm going to say that you have come this far...that you are on the edge of living your dream...that you don't want to regret not having done it...but it's not me looking at a bucket of money and facing the unknown future.

My guiding principle is to live so that I don't have to look back and regret anything I do (or don't do). I hope that I would have the strength to say no, but I can't be sure.

Good luck, and keep us in the loop.

G.

Julie · 1 year ago

I'm with everyone else above... but while we're talking about you, could you throw us a job tip about this open position so we can get our CVs ready? A monthly wage that is easily confused with a yearly salary is something I'd seriously entertain.

Just kidding.

If you have the means to be able to live comfortably and travel, do it. You will never regret the traveling. Never.

Julies last blog post..Travel for Life

Christine · 1 year ago

@Mark: That's a good point. You know I must have dissociative disorder though because I say things like that, then I think, ah well, how bad could it be really.

Christine · 1 year ago

@Teachergirl: First, I love your blog, so thanks for visiting! And that's a great way of thinking of it... "lugging around the baggage of this potential work you don’t love (or even like) will only slow you down". It would be very much like a burden I would carry with me from country to country.

Christine · 1 year ago

@Gillian: Thank you for the support. Ah yes, the life without regrets. That sounded like me last week... how quickly things change. But I hope these tests will make me stronger, and no matter what happens, I'm still going to Spain... it just might be a different type of trip.

Christine · 1 year ago

@Julie: LOL I know right! Well I boil it all down to dumb luck and specializing in a field that has suddenly boomed with not enough human resources to support it.

Lola · 1 year ago

Hey, Just to chime in. The job will only tie you down. No matter how much they want to give you. Look at it this way - if you're truly living the life you want and are genuinely happy, success on many levels will automatically attract itself to you.

Christine · 1 year ago

@Lola: Good point.

That's true... it is pretty one dimensional to only measure financial success...

Hmmm you guys have got me thinking....

Anthony Connor · 1 year ago

Now or never. Spain or high paying job? I'd take Spain ANYDAY. Beautiful country.

Anthony Connors last blog post..Departure and The Route

Nomadic Matt · 1 year ago

I'm with your hubby....go to spain...maybe you can work part time via a laptop? But, to plan something for a year and then ditch it, would to me but soul crushing...i'd be letting down myself and no money is worth that!!

ps- enough money to live indefinitly? what! that's no working class background! :)

Christine · 1 year ago

@Anthony: True.

@Matt: You're killing me! :) I'm no trustafarian, let me assure you....

Theresa · 1 year ago

Go. Leave the job behind. Pretend it was never an option. I know a bit how you feel. Not that I was offered a ton of money, but we're finally getting really good projects at work. After spending months editing nothing more than wall text and brochures and invitations, we have book after book coming in later this year and up through the next two years. I really enjoy working on books...but then if I really think about it, I remember that even when I have books, I'm still not jumping out of bed each day thrilled to go to work. It's still work...and I'd rather be out seeing the world.

Theresas last blog post..Dinero, dinero, dinero

Tom · 1 year ago

When you say '100% remote', does that mean that working from a laptop in Spain is a possibility? I know I'm going to sound completely contrary but I can imagine that if I were in your position, I'd probably take the job. At least, if I could move to Barcelona and still do it.

Toms last blog post..Scientology is a cult

Christine · 1 year ago

@Tom: Well, yes that is exactly it... I would be working remotely on my laptop from spain. While I appreciate everyone's encouraging words, to not do it... I think you can see why this would have been a temptation for me. At first blush it seems like the best of both worlds. Of course it keeps my tethered to a career I don't want, so it's becoming more and more unlikely that I will pursue it.

gog · 1 year ago

don´t let them crush your soul. hugs klaus

J. A. Melendez Naharro · 1 year ago

Four months ago I was living in California, I'm from New Jersey, working as a reporter for a local paper. I had a good job, lived in a beautiful place and left to come live in Spain with out a plan, only wanting to live a better quality of life and work on my fiction writing.

I don't think you'll be disappointed with your decision, at least i know I'm not.

Good luck with everything, and if you need some tips, feel free to send me an email.

jonathan · 1 year ago

That's a really tough call. I consistently take on more work than I should because I fear the uncertainty of the future (and I'm a workaholic). I believe that the most important lesson I need to learn is that one shouldn't make choices based off of fear though.

Just this weekend, I was proposing to my wife that we sever all rat race ties and travel the world with our family. I'll work remotely and she'll homeschool the kids. I even proposed she blog about it as possible secondary income. :)

I don't know what I would do in your situation but I wish you the best in making your decision. No matter your choice. Good luck!

Christine · 1 year ago

gog: Thanks, I'm working on uncrushing it immediately

JA: Wow that's great to hear, another expat in Spain!

Jonathon: Thanks! And let us know how it goes!

Mona Tippins · 1 year ago

I'm glad you are definately going. I've traveled a lot, but I still think of taking off for a yr or more with just a backpack and washing dishes in restaurants for my dinner. And, I'm 76 yrs old. Life is short at any age. Make yourself happy. I'll bet that job will be there anytime you want it.

Tony · 1 year ago

I think you are definitely making the right decision. If after a year or two of traveling you decide you want to go back to the corporate world, there will be jobs waiting for you (maybe even the same consulting position making a crapload of money).

I think you know what's really important though. It's not the money. You have enough money to live somewhat comfortably on, now you should go and do what you enjoy. Write and travel and spend time with your family and friends. Who could ask for anything more?

Tonys last blog post..Pull Ups For Stronger Lats And A Wider Back

catalonia blog · 1 year ago

I hope you've taken up the offer Christine - you'll have to let this thread know how you've got on. Regards, Steve

<abbr>catalonia blog´s last blog post..Huntelaar cumple su sueño y ficha por el Real Madrid</abbr>

Christine · 1 year ago

@catalonia blog:

I didn't take it! Best decision ever.