I quit my six-figure tech job because I couldn't work abroad. Now I make half the money at a startup but get to travel wherever I want.

Dec 24 2022 by Business Insider

 
Camel riding with my sister at the beach in Tangier, Morocco, near where the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean meet.

Courtesy of Sergio Najera

Sergio Najera quit a six-figure engineering job because the company didn't allow international travel. He now works full-time at a gaming startup while traveling through South America and Europe.  He says the trade-off was worth it, as told by Insider reporter Hannah Towey. 

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Sergio Najera, a...

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