On Quitting

Here’s the best articulation of why I left my job.

1. To reclaim my time

I’ve been working since my first year of uni. A lot of my adult life has been designed around quarterly goals, monthly targets and weekly plans. I wanted to reclaim all of my time and see what I do with it. Rest, health, family, friends.

2. To challenge myself

I spent nine years at Paystack and it got too comfortable. Work was challenging but not in the ways I’m interested in. My studio experiments were also within my comfort zone. I want to find out how well I do outside an environment of my own making.

3. To work differently

When I started at Paystack, I was a visionary product designer and engineer. When I left, I was a reliable producer and decent manager. I put a lot into my job and loved the people I worked with, but being a manager doesn’t fulfil me.

4. To expand

This phase of my life is about building global roots. I’m starting from London and moving outwards from here. Leaving Paystack was step one.