Why Becoming a Digital Nomad Didn’t Give me the Freedom I Longed For

Medium 2019-06-04

Freedom has always been a fundamental value of mine. In my last job, I was a C-level executive at a small startup and maintained a very high degree of autonomy and independence. I was free to choose my own project-related goals, the people I wished to work with on these projects, and even the timelines by which most of these projects operated. On top, I was able to negotiate an agreement which allowed me to work remotely for 2 weeks out of each quarter.