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Writing on Medium is the Best Job I’ve Ever Had
I can’t say enough how wild it is to even be here.
After 6 months of publishing articles nearly every weekday, I’ve earned almost $2,500 total on this amazing website. But in the end, I still treat it like a job, and that’s part of how I keep progressing.
Only writing on Medium doesn’t even feel like a job because of how awesome it is to contribute here.
When compared to my full-time engineering job, Medium is far better to me and has been ever since I started writing. But, as I thought about it, I’ve never, in the nearly 20 jobs I’ve had in my life, had one quite like this one, or one that I’ve been more passionate about.
Here are just a few reasons why Medium is my favorite place to work.
I can work whenever and wherever I want
Today is my wife’s birthday. This morning I wanted to surprise her with breakfast and some presents before heading off to my full-time job. But when I woke up there were 4 inches of snow on the ground and making breakfast took longer than expected.
I realized that it would not even be worth it to go into the office for the short portion of the day I would be there, and tried to see if I might be…
