Following dreams

Yesterday was a life-changing moment for me. I handed in my letter of resignation and turned down an offer to become CTO and what could have been a great opportunity for me to peak at an early age with enough money to buy a house. Put like that it may seem like a stupid decision, but I had a conflict of values. I decided to follow a different path, back into the games industry which has always been my dream and with equally promising opportunities. For the last year I have felt like I sold my passion for a better salary and that took an emotional toll on me. I have found that being passionate about your job is more important than status and money and I will stick to my dream of being a video game developer. I think this detour was meant to happen, not just because it taught me this lesson, but because it also taught me that I really like being part of a smaller team where I am crucial and valued, rather than just another number in a big company. I have thus accepted an offer to work for a small game studio in Vancouver and my fire burns again! New exciting adventures await on the other side of the Atlantic!