I loved the job, but I called it quits

Some time last year, during my #jobsearch, I got this job at a company that I loved so much. The company was young with immense potential for growth. It provided an opportunity for me not only to grow but to also practice what I had so much fallen in love with -writing and editing.

A recent graduate, I was 'elevated' to a position that commanded 'respect'. I began to connect with people I grew up admiring, the ones I could read about on newspapers. It was happening so fast but I loved every bit of it. I was also given charge of the writers.

Once in a while, we met to brainstorm on the kind of stories we would write. Brilliant ideas! Execution was done and we consequently received a huge following and our views increased tremendously.

In my engagement with my peers, they praised the work we were doing. There was however a challenge. It ought to be understood that it is one thing to enjoy a huge following and massive views on the website, and it is another to make a revenue out of that.That was the challenge.

Even though we interacted and dined with the 'who and who' in the media industry, we would still get stressed over how we could come to work the following day. We could barely afford Kes 200 for our transport.

It became an inward struggle for me. I loved every detail of the job but was 'the struggle' really worth it?

For quite sometime, I thought that somehow, things would work out and I would not have to worry about where my next meal let alone bus fare and rent would come from.

What kept me going was the increased positive feedback we were getting from the audience and the massive growth I had observed from the young reporters who always submitted their articles in time.

After a busy day at work, I would hop in to a bus and the thoughts would come up 'gushing'. Was the struggle worth it?

A few months down the line, I had exhausted the savings I had before joining this company. We had not received even a shilling for that whole period. We lived on hope. We shared everything we had. We had become a 'family'.

I do not know if I was wrong to leave the company. According to me #jobsatisfaction is when you love the job and you give it your all but also when there is a reward of your efforts. Correct me if am wrong.

So I called it quits. It felt like a heart break. But I guess that's the point you realize that #Passion alone cannot sustain you. It cannot pay your bills. Was I wrong in making this decision? 

At what point should #jobseeking stop being for passion but for sustainability for a job seeker regardless of the industry they are in? If you find the two, you have found a 'good thing'