User X’s post about a man turning into a goose farmer after 22 years at Microsoft has gone viral. According to his LinkedIn profile, he chose this new profession after being fired from a tech company.
The picture shows part of the LinkedIn profile of a man who got fired from Microsoft after 22 years and became a goose farmer. (LinkedIn/Feng Yuan)
“Quit Microsoft after 22 years just to become a goose farmer,” Xa user Smarika Malviya wrote while sharing a screenshot of the LinkedIn profile of a man named Feng Yuan.
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According to Yuan’s LinkedIn profile, he is from Washington, United States. The first experience listed on his profile is as a professor at Nanjing University in China, where he worked for almost four years. Another experience shows his profession as “Senior Software Engineer” at Hewlett-Packard for almost eight years.
According to his profile, he then joined Microsoft, where he worked for 22 years and four months. His current occupation is listed as “goose breeder”, which he has been doing for the past 11 months.
In a LinkedIn post about 10 months ago, Yuan said he was fired from his position at the tech company. “Just got fired by Microsoft today due to so called poor performance #microsoft. I am very proud of my work at Microsoft, so I have no problem sharing information with the world. Thank you for your faith and support in me. To those on the opposite side, a bigger thank you from my wife now I can spend more time with her. And our geese and chickens would be happier,” he wrote.
See the full tweet on the LinkedIn profile here:
Since it was shared a day ago, the tweet has garnered nearly two lakh views – and the numbers are only going up. The share additionally collected close to 1,500 likes. People posted different comments while reacting to the post.
What did X users say about this viral LinkedIn profile?
“Just be…? I hope it’s not because of disparaging what he does,” claimed user X. Malvija replied: “Not at all. If it makes him happy, then it’s definitely a great job.”
Another added: “The funny thing is he started working when I was born and I think he enjoyed his corporate life and learned life lessons. It is OK.”
While a third commented, “Brother is living his dream,” a fourth expressed, “My man is winning at life.”
A fifth joined in: “He achieved what he wanted. Now he enjoys peace.”
A sixth wrote: “I’m glad to hear you’ve spent 22 years at Microsoft. Now you need to be financially independent to follow your passion.”
Yuan regularly visits his LinkedIn profile to share various posts, including adorable videos of geese from his farm. In his recent share, he posted a picture of a goose and her four goslings.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn