Nugget - taking opportunities



So I am at college during the day, riding my cool motorbike there and studying math, computer science and economics (when I bothered to turn up). 

Im working 5 nights a week as a man-god in the pharmaceutical wholesalers

Im working 8-10 hours per week with Taffy stocking those frozen foods in the supermarket

Im working at the carnival (fairground) at the weekends learning and maturing under the wing of caring carnival workers who are teaching me all about drinks, drugs, girls, money and their version of happiness.

I should have been fulfilled but I knew this was where I am at but not necessarily where I should be at. I kept looking around at opportunities. Were there better jobs out there, should I really be wasting my time doing college when I could be changing the world.

And then one day, in the college library notie board, there it was.


Wanted: Apprentice / Traineer computer programmer to work in consulting firm.


I contacted them. They were interested. They were based in a rival town 30 minutes away. Thats ok - I had my motorbike. And they were willing to pay me 5000 pounds per year, which is almost as much as my mates who left school and didnt go to college were making. It was perfect. What an opportunity.


So I gave up college, I gave up all my jobs and I started a daily commute on my motorbike 30 miles each way to start my new adventure. 




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