Dayana Sabatin said she knew she'd made the right choice to leave her old life behind and move to LA, even though she didn't have a job or apartment lined up right away.Courtesy of Dayana Sabatin Dayana Sabatin was working in tech in Seattle and feeling miserable with her career. She decided to make a major life change — so she moved to Los Angeles without a clear plan. Sabatin started as a waitress and then was able to grow her freelance writing work to full-time. Four years ago, I was a financial specialist at a tech company in Seattle — in a cubicle for eight to 10 hours a day, and beyond miserable.