Tire company manager who quit to sail to Hawaii becomes social media hero to people tired of earning $150,000 and feeling like ‘you’re just making ends meet’

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Tire company manager who quit to sail to Hawaii becomes social media hero to people tired of earning $150,000 and feeling like ‘you’re just making ends meet’

fortune.com/2025/05/16/oliver-widger-quit-sail-oregon-hawaii-social-media-hero-sailoboat

Midway while sailing across the Pacific with just his cat named Phoenix, Oliver Widger reflected on why he thinks his many followers — more than a million on TikTok and Instagram — are drawn to his story of quitting his 9-to-5 job and embarking on a journey from Oregon to Hawaii.
“The…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-05-16 09:43:50.