Ten years ago, I moved to a state I'd always dreamed of living in, and I bought a home.
My timing was atrocious; every single month my home was worth less and less and less.
I absolutely bent over backwards to keep my job. Worked sixteen hour days, worked weekends.
My employer kept trying to replace me, because my rate was fairly high. First they tried to hire three people in India to replace me, but a third of the Indians quit, a third were gobbled up by another team, leaving one Indian who wasn't that great.
Then they brought in a couple of consultants. They basically phoned it in for a year, and were eventually sent back.
I think the reason that I weathered all this is that I simply didn't have a Plan B. I couldn't fail, if I did, I'd lose my house. I was willing to do whatever it takes to stay employed, and though they kept trying to replace me, they couldn't find anyone that was that invested in succeeding.
This isn't to say I was smart, or talented. But I was tenacious and I was relentless.
My timing was atrocious; every single month my home was worth less and less and less.
I absolutely bent over backwards to keep my job. Worked sixteen hour days, worked weekends.
My employer kept trying to replace me, because my rate was fairly high. First they tried to hire three people in India to replace me, but a third of the Indians quit, a third were gobbled up by another team, leaving one Indian who wasn't that great.
Then they brought in a couple of consultants. They basically phoned it in for a year, and were eventually sent back.
I think the reason that I weathered all this is that I simply didn't have a Plan B. I couldn't fail, if I did, I'd lose my house. I was willing to do whatever it takes to stay employed, and though they kept trying to replace me, they couldn't find anyone that was that invested in succeeding.
This isn't to say I was smart, or talented. But I was tenacious and I was relentless.