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I'm suffering a bit now due to this happening to me recently.... I had a great work from home job... one that was allowing me to learn a ton of new skills (im

I'm suffering a bit now due to this happening to me recently.... I had a great work from home job... one that was allowing me to learn a ton of new skills (im an expert html,css, photoshop front-ender yet my JS skills are still at a beginner level). All my co-workers were awesome .. they liked me.. i liked them and they would give me kudos for the hard work I loved doing for them and the company. Then...Knock, knock, knock .... is heard at my door from a casting director for a new startup/inventor reality TV show. They sent me a message saying we'd love for you to be a contestant on our show you are perfect. These people arent small no names and I initially said no thanks I dont want to risk my job. Though they chased me; made me think this was the way to fulfill my ultimate dream job/professional life goal...a successful & prosperous inventor. Needless to say, I gave up my job for the reality TV show and well now I am jobless and the TV show was another losing hand! My New Years and forever year resolution is I WONT EVER RISK STABILITY again FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO KNOCKS ON MY DOOR UNLESS THEY ARE HANDING ME TONS OF MONEY. A few similar and outlandish opportunities knocked previously on my door, yet they too all left me in the long run with a losing hand!

LargeCompanies 11y ago
Why the downvote? This is on topic .. a different perspective on why you may not want to leave the job you love for the unknown PROSPECTIVE better opportunity... ---------- More downvotes...is my thread here not on topic?
buckbova 11y ago
Here's an upvote. Consider your audience. This is a message board with the startup crowd as their target audience. They are not risk averse by definition. If you have certain obligations where stability is an absolute must then I understand, otherwise you got to take chances in this world to grow.
- LargeCompanies 11y ago
  Thanks! I've lived my life for years not adverse to risk, but at my age and with my startup war wounds and no financial success yet..I must tweak how I deal with risk. There is a time when you get fed up with being the nice inventor who jumps at outlandish opportunities yet gets nothing in return. I've gotten to the point where NO I WONT DO YOUR TV SHOW ... no Google I won't demo my tech to you, etc ... YOU PAY ME AND YOU PAY ME NOW, before I risk any stability in my life for your advances!!!
bm1362 11y ago
I love this story, it's way more interesting than a lot of your peers. I'm sure you'll survive and move on. Although, I question whether you really thought being a reality TV star would ever pan into a engineering career. I had someone reach out to me on LinkedIn to try to recruit me to be a on 'brogrammer' reality show..
- LargeCompanies 11y ago
  Thank you! My former self would have told you .. you should have done that reality TV show. You only live once! Now I say ummm i did all that and the aftermath is painful.. you must demand money for your time and efforts.

LargeCompanies 11y ago

Why the downvote? This is on topic .. a different perspective on why you may not want to leave the job you love for the unknown PROSPECTIVE better opportunity... ---------- More downvotes...is my thread here not on topic?

buckbova 11y ago

Here's an upvote. Consider your audience. This is a message board with the startup crowd as their target audience. They are not risk averse by definition. If you have certain obligations where stability is an absolute must then I understand, otherwise you got to take chances in this world to grow.

LargeCompanies 11y ago
Thanks! I've lived my life for years not adverse to risk, but at my age and with my startup war wounds and no financial success yet..I must tweak how I deal with risk. There is a time when you get fed up with being the nice inventor who jumps at outlandish opportunities yet gets nothing in return. I've gotten to the point where NO I WONT DO YOUR TV SHOW ... no Google I won't demo my tech to you, etc ... YOU PAY ME AND YOU PAY ME NOW, before I risk any stability in my life for your advances!!!

bm1362 11y ago

I love this story, it's way more interesting than a lot of your peers. I'm sure you'll survive and move on. Although, I question whether you really thought being a reality TV star would ever pan into a engineering career. I had someone reach out to me on LinkedIn to try to recruit me to be a on 'brogrammer' reality show..

LargeCompanies 11y ago
Thank you! My former self would have told you .. you should have done that reality TV show. You only live once! Now I say ummm i did all that and the aftermath is painful.. you must demand money for your time and efforts.