>be me
>poorfag childhood, escape via film degree because “passion”
>work restaurants through school, end up cooking for years
>stick with it, reach fine dining tier, help friend open his dream spot
>find out chefs are overworked slaves and restaurants print negative money
>pivot to film postproduction in LA
>industry implodes, layoffs everywhere, get the axe
>turn 29 next month, broke, unemployed, renting in LA, UI keeping me alive
>want to teach English abroad and say fuck the money
>also willing to do literally any remote job $20/hr+, but all “entry level” jobs want 5 years experience in Excel sorcery
What do I do now, bros? Take the ESL pill and see the world, living open ended, or grind my way into something? I'm so lost on paper, but it's all I've ever known.