Gen Y Speaks: I left my dream job to enter the bubble tea business. It's been a tough adventure

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This is a story on how I decided to ditch my dream job for a path less travelled, while overcoming various struggles and challenges along the way.

"Life like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” This quote from the 1994 movie Forrest Gump describes my life over the past few years very well.

The future seemed great, I got my dream job and was working in an environment that I was comfortable and familiar with.Despite still enjoying what I was doing, I began to have doubts over the meaning of my job at times and started losing motivation. Due to the low entry barrier of food and beverage business, my partners and I decided to head in this direction.

We realised that we made all the mistakes that a newbie entrepreneur would make: The location wasn’t ideal for an F&B business due to the low human traffic, and the most fatal mistake was a manpower issue. As a result, we decided to open a proper studio to conduct bubble tea workshops, from sharing how to cook the perfect tapioca pearls to tips on brewing the various types of tea.Very soon, we expanded into classes on tea blending, cocktail and mocktail making.

 

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