I work as a tech recruiter in big tech for a big USA based firm. Over the last 2-3 yrs, they've mgone crazy with hiring and the pressure was immense, us having to put in a lot of 12 hrs days etc to meet the hiring demand with representative goals etc.
They're totally fucking up, and the senior leadership seems to be fucking up too. They are quite clueless from the CEO level down to my immediate leadership as to what the situation on the ground is. Quite disgusting considering their pay is nearly $200M, and the decisions they take affects the net worth of many employees who may have almost all their networth in company shares.
I've got some equity. I've got some cash. It's not a lot. It's not enough to retire etc. But I'm debt free (education loan)
But fuck it. I'm moving to the mountains. I already have all my gear, ice tools, down jackets trousers, crampons, boots etc.
I'm getting mentored to improve my technical skills and physical conditioning with a professional guide for 2 months.
Climbing some peaks myself.
Ice climbing & Skiing (getting mentored) for 2-3 months from Dec to Feb 2024.
I'm actually good at ice climbing. I suck on rock will work on this too.
In a year I should be able to guide on all treks in India, and some of the technically easier peaks as well.
Eventually I'll move to guiding on 7000m peaks and working as a damned rope fixer on these mountains too.
Fuck fuck fuck work. The hypocrisy. The arrogance. The incompetence. The waste of life. Fuck it all.
All we need is money to live and eat, and this work is only a means to that end. Fuck it again.
P.S. if the whole climbing thing fails, i could re enter the corporate scene after 12-18 months when the market is likely to be hot again. But fuck that. I'm going pro and will succeed with hard work and some help from some friends. 🤙