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Why I’m (fun)Employed
It’s been almost two years since I came off the beaten track of full-time employment and relocated to Accra to be closer to my mum.
And when I decanted from the hamster wheel of paid employ, I had no clear idea of what I was going to do for work while here. But this for me was just fine.
For a change, I did not want my job to be what dominated my experience of relocation. I did not want yet another job to be how I spent the majority of my day, or to be where my prime circle of influence would lie, while living in Ghana. I strongly felt this way because this had been my reality umpteen times before, whenever I relocated for work.
Now, this time around, my intention was to explore the employment landscape in ways counter to my usual, which was to apply for jobs — related to my qualifications and work history — through online advertisements or some reputable employment broker. Get the best position. Then, move location.
Instead, I wanted to see what could happen if I loosely engaged with multiple ideas and various sectors in my local environment, as well as on the worldwide web, simply based on curiosity.
I wanted to see where serendipity might lead and what unexpected opportunities may organically emerge, if I were open to everything, for a change — especially that which is artistic, esoteric and somewhat…
