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Here's my advice regarding sorting out #1 vs #2. The question in my mind is how much each factor is. When I quit my day job, the social pressures/burning brid
by arn 16y ago
Here's my advice regarding sorting out #1 vs #2. The question in my mind is how much each factor is. When I quit my day job, the social pressures/burning bridges aspect of it was a part of my reluctance. But, of course, more financial instability was another.
In the end, I asked myself "if I could snap my fingers, and tomorrow be out of my day job, without having to go through the social awkwardness of quitting, etc.... Would I do it?" My answer was an instant "yes". That showed me that any threat of the financial instability was not a real concern, but just an excuse for me not wanting to burn bridges.
After that, I was entirely confident in my decision to quit.
- podman 16y agoThis is really good advice. I'm worried about not only what my coworkers and bosses will think and what that will do to our friendship, but also what my parents will think. If those weren't an issues I'm pretty sure I would quit without hesitation. The money is an issue, but ultimately I'm confident I'd be able to find a job if it were clear neither of my start ups were going to work out.
- arn 16y agowell, the next question question is will you regret not doing this in 10 year's time? I know it's a cliche to say you only live once, but you really need to think about it in those terms. I didn't want to look back and regret not taking the opportunity. Is this is just-now opportunity? Will this opportunity be there down the line? I had similar concerns about family and co-workers. In the end, everyone at work was very nice about it and my family was surprisingly supportive.