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Ask HN: Did you quit your full-time job?
A lot of us on HN toy with the idea of leaving full-time work for more freedom. Be that freedom part-time work, consulting/contracting, a start-up, or what have you, for many of us it remains but a dream (with all the rosy characteristics of a dream too).
I would love to hear more personal stories from people who have taken this path. I'm equally interested in successes and failures. I'd love to hear from young and old, single and married, no kids and multiple kids.
Thank you in advance for sharing!
- davidsmith8900 13y ago- Yes. 3-4 years ago. Do you mind doing a poll?
- ndcrandall 13y agoI left work in a way that I believe is less cold turkey and helped ease the transition. Instead of quitting, I told my supervisor that I would like to work as a contractor. My reason for doing so was to live elsewhere and be more flexible with my schedule. Since I was so valuable to the company at the time, they were just happy I wasn't quitting. After a few months of contracting I told them I was done and by then I had other opportunities come my way. It worked out very well.
- atom-morgan 13y agoI may be able to add more later this week. Right now, I'm planning on leaving my job this Friday with no job offers lined up. Not sure what I'm going to do just yet. I've submitted my resume to a few places in town. Perhaps I'll try freelancing if things get too bad.