January 2021.
I was heartbroken, depressed and feeling entirely hopeless.
Was borrowing $$$ to be able to pay rent well into March + this was deeply triggering in itself as I’ve survived through repeat housing insecurity from the day I was born and my mom slept on the street.
I was heartbroken, depressed and feeling entirely hopeless.
Was borrowing $$$ to be able to pay rent well into March + this was deeply triggering in itself as I’ve survived through repeat housing insecurity from the day I was born and my mom slept on the street.
https://twitter.com/stevenspohn/status/1417295241917444096
Fast forward to July 2021, I’ve got a full time job in the game industry making more money than I’ve ever had, full benefits, perma remote, am involved in multiple exciting projects around the game industry and will be moving back home to Brooklyn NYC.
This is hot on the heels of 8 years of minimum wage jobs in seattle, constant daily micro aggressions and a general feeling of lack of direction and focus in life.
Life feels insurmountable until one day it doesn’t and you look back with gratitude at your stubbornness in persisting despite numerous systemic walls and challenges demanding you quit and that your worth as person is lower than another’s.
This isn’t a clear cut Cinderella story but god damn, I’ll take it. I’ll take this slice of happiness and success and help as many as I can to get there too. That ladder is staying where it is.
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