I’m 39, and I’m finally taking steps to do what I want in my chosen field. I was producing a shareholder video for my old boss and sat in on a conference call he made to the client. The client praised my boss to the skies for my work. He said nothing about me, but mentioned other people by name and their contributions. It took one of the writers to mention how I was getting the shoot happening under extreme circumstances. I started planning my exit that afternoon.
So I’m broke right now and it’ll take time, blood, toil, tears and sweat to get where I want to be. Whatever. I’m not going to bust my ass like that for someone else’s benefit ever again.