Ela: I quit my safe, well-paid job after 20 years
“What am I doing here?” The nagging voice in Ela’s head became so strong that she couldn’t ignore it anymore. After 20 years she quit her safe, well-paid job at a big telecommunication company in Germany and changed her life. Today she’s running her own café.
How does it feel to do a job you love?
Why were you not happy anymore with your HR job?
Barista vs. HR manager – how has your workday changed?
What was the price you had to pay for your new lifestyle?
I earn half of what I earned before and work twice as much. But I am feeling great. I realized that you don’t need much money. To be honest, I often went shopping to compensate my frustration. I bought things which I didn’t really need. Today I don’t do that anymore.
Honestly: How important is money for you?
Coffee and Yoga: How do you combine your big passions?
Today, I have the freedom to plan my day. To make my own schedule. But the most important thing is that I can combine my two biggest passions: Coffee and Yoga. I love Yoga and am working as a part-time Yoga teacher. So when I am teaching, my staff is running the coffee shop. That sounds like a lot of work, but really, if you love what you are doing it doesn’t feel like work anymore.
What a courageous life-changing decision to quit a safe, well-paid job after 20 years. All the best for your coffee shop, Ela!
If you are in Cologne, check out Ela’s Café
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