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Escape the nine to five

Escape the nine to five

So you looking to leave your nine to five job right? You want to do something else, but you're probably afraid what if it doesn't work out? What if I quit my job, and the thing I fall into fails.

Or worse.

I'm even more unhappy there. What happens?

My name is Steve Oehley. I'm somebody on my own journey to escape the nine to five. And I'm here because I know that there are other people just like me who are also stuck in the trap of a nine to five job they don't enjoy.

In this show, you'll hear from both trained professionals and people who've escaped the nine to five.

We get career advice from a banker turned videographer, a woman who turned down a corporate job for a life working with horses, a guy who quit finance to start a podcast, and many more...

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UPDATE: The next step in escape the nine to five...

Nov. 1, 2022

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