What does everyone do for work?

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Last year when COVID lockdowns were still red light/green light/on-again/off-again and computer parts were really overpriced, I bought a lot of precision tools and soldering equipment and started fixing lots of broken electronics: consoles, optical drives/mechanical assemblies, drop-damage laptops, PCBs, etc. I live within walking distance of a post office and a store that sells basic shipping supplies, so I started selling some of the things that were fixed or restored online to buy more broken stuff to fix. I did small-scale consumer IT in my local area on the side and started gaining regular customers from referrals. This mix of things turned into a small business with a lot of work, very demanding hours, and tight margins. Last year, I got really close to signing a minimum 3-year lease and taking over a shop space, but some others had eyes on it, started outbidding each other, and went way over what I could risk. Earlier this year I lucked into an enterprise IT job with a fintech company. It pays a lot more and the workload is a lot less intense, so I'm happy.

That's really cool, thanks for sharing.