I left a $24K job on a Tuesday
No backup plan
No savings cushion
Just rage
My manager denied my raise request for the third time. "Market rates," he said
I was saving the company $200K annually preventing downtime, getting paid $2,000/month for it
That night I posted on linkedin:
Site reliability engineer available for freelance DM if interested.
Three inquiries by Friday First client paid $7K/month 40h/week contract
I never went back
That was 5 years ago, now I make $250K+ and build SaaS products with my wife from home.
Same technical skills. Different market.
Your employer caps your income The market doesn't
The only question is: how long will you accept their ceiling?
