Former Microsoft Veteran Who Became Goose Farmer Sold His Animals & Is Now Bonsai Master

Two years ago, Feng Yuan, a former software engineer who worked at Microsoft for 22 years, was hit by layoffs and had to find another passion. He didn't suffer for long and soon became a goose farmer, sharing posts about his pets on LinkedIn.

However, this chapter of his life has now also ended. He had to sell the geese after losing 8 geese and 2 hens to puma attacks. But don't worry: we know that Yuan can bounce back quickly, and he did. 

"Next adventure: bonsai," he said and changed his LinkedIn profile accordingly.

Yuan had started raising geese for personal food production a year before he was fired for "low performance." Hopefully, bonsai will bring him soul healing, if not money.

Going from software engineering to goose farming and then bonsai is a crazy career roller coaster, but at least now Yuan has a choice and can't be fired unexpectedly.

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