I’ve just kind of realized through trial and error that I don’t particularly love large scale program management, where I’m managing like a bunch of different teams. And if I screw up learning from it, iterating and trying again. I also really liked the satisfaction of creating something, like having an idea, making it happen, putting it out there and seeing the results.
And when you work for someone else, you have a manager, you have a boss, you have somebody that sometimes they’re going to tell you to do things that you don’t agree with, or you think are stupid or a waste of time.Īnd a good employee will, you know, maybe present reasons why this isn’t a good use of time or other solutions, but sometimes you just have to do that thing. And I remember thinking like, that looks pretty sweet.Īnd I think the other thing that’s compounded with it is just my personality. So when I was a kid, I would see her, you know, in her office, like in her bathroom, working from home. My mom worked from home for her business. Both of my parents own their own businesses. I always just kind of had this dream of a different reality where I didn’t work for anyone, but myself.Īnd I think the idea of being an entrepreneur had enticed me from an early age because I had that modeled for me. I had started my blog back in 2012, so I was already blogging before I got my job at Google and I just continued to run my blog on the side. I think it took me a year to get used to being out in public and just hearing the stranger next to me, talking about the company that I worked for now.Īll those amazing things being said, I still had this yearning within myself to do my own thing and run my own business. Being part of a company like that, that is so ubiquitous it’s honestly, it’s an honor. I put on events in India, Australia, Brazil. I was on an events team, so I was getting to literally travel the world with Google. But man, those weekly massages, those just came in clutch and you know, you’re well compensated. I mean, not during the pandemic, but we still keep in touch. And it sounds a little shitty to say, but it’s not the people because the people that I loved, I did make some really amazing friendships there, I still hang out with them.
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It’s not the free food, which the free food is amazing, but I really don’t mind cooking for myself. And if I’m being honest, that’s probably one of the things that I miss the most about working at Google. I got to a point where I was getting a 30-minute massage once a week. There is a reason that it consistently lands as number one on Forbes’ best companies in the world to work for list. All of the things that you hear about Google are true. So I worked at Google for a little over five years and overall it was an amazing experience. Welcome to The What The Fab Podcast and my very first solo episode! So to kick us off, I thought I would cover one of the most frequently asked questions that I receive, which is why and how did I leave my full-time job at Google. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episodes and interviews. Snap a screenshot and tag me wtfab so I can reshare on my Stories too! – How I prepared myself to take that leap and leave my full-time job – The two things that had held me back from ditching the corporate world and pursuing my dreams, and how I let go of them – The exact amount of money I made from my blog in order to feel comfortable ditching my 9-5 I also get into what led me to make the decision to leave my cushy Google salary and benefits behind to run What The Fab full-time. It’s still the #1 thing I get asked about, so I thought I’d dive into it and share my experience in my first solo episode! I chat all the details on my experience working at Google for five years: the good, bad, and the ugly. You can also listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google PodcastsĮpisode #2: January marks two years since I left my corporate job at Google to blog full-time.
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