A MAN has revealed how he left his 9-5 job and now rakes in £12,000 a month.
Bryn Jones, from the UK, took to social media to dish all on how he quit office life to become a .
Bryn Jones quit his office job to start his own businessCredit: tiktok/@brynjones415
Now he rakes in £12,000 a month cleaning roofs and gardensCredit: tiktok/@brynjones415
Taking to social media, the young man revealed he was sick of being chained to his desk and wanted a new life.
In one clip , he said: “Walking out of my 9-5 corporate finance job, knowing I will no longer be chained to a desk nine hours of the day, 20 days a month, for the rest of my life.”
“Time to live my life for me,” he added.
“It’s still a surreal feeling, after 10 years working in the Corporate Finance world.”
Now Bryn has started his own , where he is able to spend the majority of his time outside and creates his own schedule.
He switched his office job for helping people clean up their gardens and roofs.
Bryn has shared his new career on social media, and while the isn’t always shining, he loves it.
In one video, Bryn filmed himself on scaffolding deep cleaning a roof.
And while the was clearly hard work, it paid off.
He said: “Left the corporate world last year, now I clean 15 roofs a month for £800 a roof.”
While the business only started six months ago, Bryn already had a list of clients and was raking in £12,000 a month.
The clip went viral on his TikTok account @ brynjones415 with over 262k views and 10k likes.
People were quick to take to the comments, congratulating Bryn on his new life.
One person wrote: “GOOD FOR YOU! I’ve worked in marketing for a decade and it is truly soul-draining, competitive and just gross. So cleaning roofs sound so much fun.”
Another commented: “Well done for taking the leap and making yourself happy.”
Side hustles in numbers
Based on new research from Finder, an estimated 22.8 million Brits are using side hustles to top up their income.
Among those aged 18-23, 68 percent have a side hustle in 2024.
Those aged 24-42 aren’t far behind, with 65 per cent having an additional source of income.
Side hustles are less popular among older generations, with 40 percent of those aged 43-54 having one.
Whereas 23 percent of people aged 55-73 and just 7 per cent of those aged 74 and over are earning extra cash this way.
“Glad you made it out man,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “Love to see this!”
“Good for you,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “I am thinking of a similar move.”
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