The financial sector wasn't really for me after all
Nicklas left the financial sector: Now he has opened a burger restaurant
His childhood dream was to become a rich bank manager, and Nicklas Lorente followed it all the way to a degree in financial management. But he only completed an internship in the sector before moving on; now he is a self-employed restaurateur with Galakse Burger
After having been a trainee at the real estate agent Home with the goal of becoming a real estate agent, he was under so much pressure that he started to suffer from stress. He returned to work, but had another unpleasant experience in his next job and decided that his working life had to change; he wanted to go all-in on being self-employed.
"Food trends interest me, and I came across a mention of Korean UFO burgers online. And so, while hanging out at Nørrebro and watching people pass in and out of the kebab shops in a steady stream, I realised that fast food could generate a great profit."
A unique burger
He worked his way to his signature burger in his kitchen at home and tried more than twenty different ones before being satisfied. On the outside, his burgers differ from others by being ‘sealed’ and pressed together in a machine, so you don't have to struggle to keep the filling in place while eating.
Since February, he has been selling his burgers from 12-9pm every day and done everything himself, but recently he hired his brother-in-law to help him out once in a while.
"I totally underestimated how demanding it is to handle everything myself. It's exhausting, but not stressful. The feeling is completely different when I'm the one in charge. Plus I get the lot when I make money, unlike when I work for someone else."
However, making a lot of money isn't as important to him anymore:
"It's no longer so important for me to earn a lot. It's more important to have a life outside of work too."