I quit my job today...
Good on you! I quit my day job a few months back and am soley working online now and I love it! I might not have quite as much money as I had before, but who cares
The freedom is well worth the price. My earnings are increasing every week and I'm sure that before long they will supercede my previous wage and for less hours work too. I hope it all works out for you Megs, you are not crazy.. Do what makes you happy.. I completely understand because I quit my job last year and haven't went back into the 9 to 5 since then.. I love my life now, I feel like I control it and the sky is the limit.. I am making some progress on here and I'm proud of what I am doing.. I am also finishing school as well.. When I was working a 9 to 5 it seemed pointless to me and it felt like I was wasting time.. I don't even miss the money because I know I can achieve a far more greater income doing what I like to do..
Jennifer
- B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago
0 - Crazdwriterposted 15 years ago0
Thanks Crazd! its a good thing I have a hubby who supports this decision because if not, it would never happen. Gotta give it up for good men!!!
yep definitely got to give up to good men. If i didn't have such a graet hubby I would be working at a job i hated right now too.
but hey he isn't and he is pushing me to look for a teaching job and stay unemployed until then.
So now it is just time for you to find a job you like and are comfortable in. And thanks to the supportive hubby you;ll be just fine
I am kinda jealous actually
If I had more savings to tide me over while working online, even writing blog posts for others allowing me to build a real internet presence and income I would quit now. I am instead fitting in my internet work when I can until I have loads of good hubs getting traffic, it will take longer but be the safer way for me. I will get there too!
Can't answer if you are crazy
But you are definately brave. Sometimes it takes an act like this to turn your life around. Good for you for taking the plunge and just not going through the motions at your job. I hope you find what you are really looking for!Sounds like a winner to me!
I guess at the end of the day we must pursue our dreams and happiness, take the plunge or take the safer longer route and spend every ounce of free time to build to a stage when taking the plunge seems more like just sliding into the dream Whichever way we take we do ourselves a favor.
Then you need to join DAM: Mothers Against Dyslexia.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
YOU GO GIRL!! WOOHOOO! Scarey, hell, yeah! Liberated and freedom? Priceless.
Let us know how things are going!
Thank you Ann! I hope I will be able to keep my courage up even while I am scraping pennies for a cup of coffee
haha, just kidding, I make my husband do that... I shall keep you posted on this ongoing adventure.
- Jared in Vegasposted 15 years ago0
That really is inspiring earnest
Such a young age to quit the rat race and take life in your own hands. Have you writtenhubs about your experiences? I'd sure love to read them if you have Thank you! I have written hubs about what I learned from that experience, but I have done so much it needs sorting out. I have owned and managed 11 of my own businesses and consulted to other businesses since 1977 when I registered my first company for that purpose using my own name as the Company name, very upfront.
I could say read my hubs but you would need to read a few to get the idea, I am a lay person who rejects many business principals.
You will definitely find some different ideas on business, but I would have to look back through and see what may be useful!
I did business all wrong, some of it knowingly, some of it instinct and that became my modus operandi. I ran the same couple of simple ideas across a wide range of businesses of my own and those I consulted to, restaurants, motorcycle shops, mechanical workshops, gold mining in America and Austrralia,men's clothing, online businesses,(current) offline online business promotion and SEO for a brick Company!
Briefly, I overpaid all my employees as soon as we could afford it, I split profit with them when their performance was responsible for better than average profits, I paid more than anyone else for stock, sold it cheaper, gave away smaller items with most sales, and made my customers feel like we were their trusted family. All easy if you have that spirit running that says. "I like this! I am going to add whatever I can find to make my business a better experience to work in or deal with."
By the way, I started from home with AU$4.00 and a loan from my brother-inlaw of $55 dollars. The other thing I almost forgot to mention, we shared all our knowledge, yes even to all our customers. I commend this way of being in business, I always slept like a baby!
I like different
And your approach is refreshing in terms of paying people well, rather than simply using them as dogs (like the majority of companies do), profit sharing and giving more than is expected to cusotmers. I'm taking this on board 100% - it's not such a leap for me since I used to work in the co-operative sector which is based on high ethical standards.
Please post links to your hubs on this - I looked but none jumped out at me saying "this is about my business experience".
- Ghost32posted 15 years ago0
I'm finally actually-and-truly retired but can say with all honesty: Between the ages of 17 and 66, I quit more than 100 jobs...and loved every single job-dump I did. Sometimes I had my own business, and I even enjoyed quitting THAT! When it came to GETING a good, new job--that was pretty special, all right, not to mention a great relief when it meant keeping the wolf from the door a little longer.
But QUITTING? That's better than...that word that gets people banned from AdSense!
I remember one truly classic time in eastern Montana, October, 1982. Had been driving truck in the oilpatch for Halliburton. Big slump hit. I didn't get fired but, when our camp size had dwindled from 163 to 55 drivers, was offered a transfer to Beach, ND. Refused it. THEN I got laid off, but in my mind (since I did have the transfer offer first) I quit. Other remaining Halliburton hands were stunned to see me WHISTLING as I turned in the last of my gear and left the camp for the last time.
Quitting can be a GOOD thing! I did that three years ago and glad I did. There's nothing worse than working in a job you hate.. Congrats girl and goos luck in your new en-devours
- philip carey 61posted 15 years ago0
If you never try, you never know. You should do whatever makes you happy! Good luck and all the best with your new direction.
- zampanoposted 15 years ago0
Well, I finished work today. I had given my two weeks notice but my boss told me that I had the choice to do the two weeks or quit today as february is a slow month and I would not be leaving them in a mess. So i chose to finish today. and though it was hard to say goodbye to everyone, I left on good terms and will cherish the experience.
Now for the hard part. Now I start to plan and try to keep from panicking. OMG, what have I done???
Just kidding, I feel great. I can't wait to get started. Thanks everyone for your well wishes and encouragement, it really gave me a feeling of well-being and strength. Merci beaucoup a tout le monde de Hubpages!Nothing better than a career change!
Good luckThanks everyone for the encouragement you are offering me, it is very helpful. Well, we are almost at the date of my grand opening and I am feeling a little bit stressed. The renovations are still not done, but everything is halfway done (the worst state to be in). My clients come for an open house on the 22nd of August and voila! my business starts directly after. I will keep you all updated if you are interested
take care allwell, things are going well with the business to date. I am actually getting more registrations than I thought, and am enjoying it more than I thought too. I think I may have tapped into one of the best businesses ever!
This really is great!Megs, great! What is your business about?
Hey Misha! Well, my business is possible because I am an Anglophone in a Francophone society. What I have is a lunch-time daycare where school kids come to my home for lunch for an hour and learn english. I speak only english and it is like an english immersion program that is very hard to find in this area. I serve lunch daily to between 10-12 children, speak english and play games in english and parents pay 12 per child per day. The hope is that these children will be close to bilingual by the time they start highschool. So far it has been going very well and I have very attentive children.
Thats it in a nutshell, and though preparing meals can be tiring, I am only with the children for one hour each day and it permits me to be home for my children as well. I am loving it
well, as i said before, I would keep u all updated on the progress of my new business. If you are not interested, sorry to bore you
I just did my monthly revenue/expense report and was pleasantly surprised with the results. My very first month of business earned me 1500 dollars revenue with an expense report that was a little high because of startup, equipment, advertising etc, but that also included the expenses of june, july and august. The fact that I am still not at capacity but am making decent money is exciting. I aim at pulling in 4000 per month by the end of novemer. and though it is not enough yet to raise three kids and keep a house, its a nice little addition to the main income. keeping my fingers crossed.Oh megs, I'm so impressed with you. I wish I had seen this forum post before. Thank you so much for updating it so we can revisit this! Or in my case, be able to visit it for the first time.
That's what my website is all about. Going on a path in life that totally suits you and redefining what success truly means. Basically, what earnestshubs wrote in this thread means A LOT to me. Success is in achieving what most matters to you, not in what other thinks should matter to you.
And for the great men comments, I so give it up for my fiance because he is fantastic about all this. Also, what money I'm making online is going into funding a start-up for his own business. He works at a job he likes doing, but not in a situation he really enjoys. He is more of a rebel and he has a lot of frustrating, creative ideas about what to do with metal himself.
So, it's a process. He needs out of the rat race, but not without taking care of the mortgage, home equity loan, our 4 kids, and our animals. But that leap being mentioned here is so inspiring. Thanks, y'all, and especially Megs!Glad you find this post interesting and thanks for your comments. We do work harder when we are self employed, but if we have the drive, its a pleasure, not a chore. of course, sometimes its important to wait till the right moment to take the plunge. mortgages and children can sometimes influence our decisions and being prudent is a valuable personality trait. but so far, im feeling good about this endeavor so thanks to you Sunny, and to all who are commenting and keeping up my motivation!
megs
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