[esotericn]

I've never had the support of my colleagues or unions for any action I've ever taken at work. Well, I mean silently they may approve I suppose, who knows.

If it's right do it.

You owe it to yourself and your fellow workers to put yourself in a position that makes this possible. If you can live on 10K a year then when you earn 20K you must save the surplus.

It doesn't make sense to be afraid of your manager unless you're on some sort of abusive visa or something. You know this is your one life, there's no replay button, you can do the things right now that you'll wish you did in ten years time?