11 years na akong nasa corporate world. Fresh wearing a black graduation toga, natanggap ako sa isang consulting company. 4 years din ako dun.

Umalis ako sa company na yun 7 years ago. After I left, I had some realizations.

Sa mga sumunod kong companies na inaplyan, and even up to now, I am just doing the bare minimum.

So yeah, before quiet quitting became a term, I'm already doing it.

Hindi na ako ganung nagpapakabibo. Kasi if I am to try to climb the corporate ladder, I just realized na hindi ko kaya. Yung pagod, yung stress ng pagiging technical architect, manager o kaya C level, kaya hindi ko na pinangarap umabot sa ganun.

Kaya siguro din ako nagkaganito, dahil narin sa mga naging lessons learned ko early on. Like a promotion or an increase after 1 year, pwedeng ipangako, pero madalas napapako. Nung mangyari sakin yun, dun na ako nawalan ng gana.

Pero magkaganun pa man, I must say na fulfilled na ako sa naabot ko sa industriya. Upskilling ain't for me anymore.

Pero kailangan ko pa mag-ipon. I wanted to retire early and maybe just start a business afterwards. I'm giving myself maybe 9 years more as an individual contributor while learning other stuffs na pwedeng gawing pang business before I wrap up my career in this industry.

Maybe start a photo studio? Or franchise a well known brand? Di ko pa alam sa ngayon. 9 years is still a long time.

Things may change, but I am really determined to retire early. Ill be 40ish by then. Just wanted to do something else.