Listing My Failures So You Can Feel Better About Yourself

Hello, if you are wondering why I call myself the Queen of Quitting, here is why:

• I have failed out of THREE different post-secondary programs.
• I voluntarily left another post-secondary program.
• My student debt reflects all of the above *cries in monthly withdrawals.*
• The longest I have ever held a job is three years. I could go on a rant explaining why none of my former employers deserved my loyalty, but I will take accountability for my decisions… I GUESS. So, I’ll say that I just couldn’t hack it.
• I’ve been on two stress leaves thus far.
• I am now thirty-six and my very first job was at age fourteen. During that time, I think I have held multiple dozens of jobs: retail, call centre, warehouse, banking, government, private start-up, healthcare, emergency services, the list goes on and on. I’m like the living Coles Notes of possible career paths.
• I am working full-time but have no emergency funds, no retirement savings, and live paycheque-to-paycheque.
• I have more than $40K in unsecured debt and am in the process of filing for one-step-less-than-bankruptcy.

This is on top of my many personal failings, which I can enlighten you on in another post.

And before I get comments saying I just need to keep my head down and work harder, trust me, no one is more disappointed in me than myself. I fully admit I have made poor decisions that have contributed to my current circumstances.

However, I’ve also made sound decisions that were supposed to be a plug-and-play formula to success, but no matter how much I run on that hamster wheel, I am not seeing the same results my parents had. I am also witnessing wealth inequality in real time. So…?

I dunno, man. I don’t know.