I got tired of the corporate hustle, so I quit my 6-figure banking job and opened a chicken farm in the Philippines

Andrew Fletcher quit his corporate banking job in Toronto to open a chicken farm in the Philippines.

Andrew Fletcher

• Andrew Fletcher worked in corporate banking in Toronto, earning a steady monthly paycheck.
• But he said that every day was repetitive and mundane.
• At 27, he quit his job and opened a chicken farm in the Philippines with his life's savings.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrew Fletcher, 27, a Canadian banker-turned-chicken farmer based in the Philippines.