Years ago, I YOLO quit Apple after my professional development stalled (HN discussion then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14270897 https://news.ycombinat

Years ago, I YOLO quit Apple after my professional development stalled (HN discussion then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14270897 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14270897) and I felt I had enough in my personal data science portfolio that I could leverage it to get a job in the industry. I had overestimated my hireability but I eventually did get a DS job after four months, and am still at that company. In retrospect, it was correct from a career standpoint, but I will not quit a job again without having another job lined up, especially since for data science in particular the industry is competitive and would result in another prolonged job search.