Part 2/11:
Transitioning from Corporate to Creative and Freelance Work
After years in marketing, managing social media accounts and generating content under tight deadlines, they discovered the corporate world was not their ideal environment. The pressures of office politics and routine monotony became overwhelming. Feeling unfulfilled and constrained, they made a bold decision—to quit their full-time job without a concrete plan. The immediate concern was financial security, so they pursued freelance projects on the side to pay bills, accepting a substantial income reduction—roughly 50% less than their previous salary.