I (29F) have been working corporate since a month after I graduated college. I’ve worked hard, tried to network, all of that bullshit that lands you in a career. I finally landed a Marketing job for a major household name company, but they’ve kept me at the Contractor level for almost a year and a half with no definite end in sight – which means I don’t get any benefits.
I’m more successful in my “career” than ever but I’m also more depressed than ever. Working corporate is killing me and wasting my life. I can’t find anything else that will pay my bills (I currently make $67k a year, living in north Atlanta, GA). I’ve been searching high and low for months now on how I can swap out of this lifestyle into something more vibrant.
My question is this: has anyone successfully swapped out of corporate? What did you do? Where can I look? Are there local job boards? The rat race is horrible and I can’t do this anymore.