Another Quit My Job Thread

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I've spent the last 3 years talking and thinking about the online monies but haven't taken too much action. To some extent I was too comfortable - I did an easy job working from home which didn't require me to think too much.

I guess I hit a mid-20s crisis this morning because I woke up and realised that all the people I grew up with are now graduating and becoming doctors, lawyers, dentists and other professionals. Meanwhile I'm still doing my slightly above minimum wage job and not going anywhere.

My excuse for not trying to have some kind of career myself was that I'm going to spend time working on my business. Instead I was a fat, lazy bum who watched DVDs and pissed away the last 3 years of his life.

So I spoke to my boss this morning and that's it - I'm out of there. Now I don't have a choice but to make things happen. I've seen differing views on whether one should quit a job without any income coming in from online ventures, but for me I'm in the best possible situation I could be. I have no dependants, I'm young, I live with a friend who's lenient on the rent if it's not there on time.

Ultimately the rewards well outweigh the risks. If I screw this up the worst thing that can happen to me is that I move back in with my parents and take a hit on my pride a little. At least then I know I'm not cut out for this business and I can decide what kind of career I want to pursue.

I think there are 2 kinds of people: the ones that are wired up to be employed, and the ones that aren't. I've felt I belonged in that second category for a long time and the idea of having a boss telling me what to do for the rest of my life is more frustrating than I can describe.

My friends are the complete opposite. I know they won't understand my decision so that's why I'm not going to tell them. "Think of all the risks in setting up a business" etc etc and I really don't need to hear any more of that BS. Multiple income streams are safer than one but they don't seem to get that.

I don't usually post a lot on WF, as I don't have much to offer, but thought I would post this thread as the only people I know that could possibly understand this decision are on here.


TLDR; friends got good jobs, I had mid-20s crisis, quit shitty job to work on online projects, friends don't understand me waaa waaaa waaa
 


mid-20s crisis? are you fucking serious? just jack off and do some weed and youll be fine. there is no such thing as a mid-20s crisis.

just cause you making min wage and friends are not, is no way to degrade yourself. I was making min in my 20's as well for a while ( early ).

also, if you dont have at least 6 months savings PLUS some tucked away cash to do this.. then your most likely gonna fail unless your that 1% that is lucky, smart, or just wont be outworked. You better hope your the guy that cant be outworked.
 
drive and not wanting a boss are two completely different things. If you spent 3 years watching dvd's and fucking around its a good chance you have no drive
 
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I think I can add some effective input because my story was/is similiar to yours bro.

My first suggestion... don't quit your job yet. But if you already have, fuck it. Myself I am about to be 22 years old, been in this whole "internet" fuck fest of hustling since my early teens when I was making anime sites on angel fire and getting money from mod-chip.com LOL. It's hard work, you have a HUGE chance of failing because you aren't prepared.

Your best bet is to SAVE MONEY (Not sure if you have or not), have AT LEAST a year of income and some money to fuck around with. because honestly in 5-6 months the likelihood of you even breaking even is slim. Not everyone is breed to do this type or work, and trust me its work.

I got a 2 year degree at University of Houston, and dropped out and went to the work force because when I was 19 I was over worked trying to do freelance web design, adsense network, affiliate marketing shit it was all too much and I had no real savings..So I went to a corporate office and got a job, worked for a year and half.. savings and building small blog network, planning and writing a 3 year business plan (Highly suggest you do), and eventually quit and here I am.

It aint glamorous dude, you will be missing out on a lot socially and you find your self wanting to work when you are even with your family, girlfriend, and even friends because the industry and idea if how much you work = How much you make.

All I can say is good luck, and if you are looking for advice and help..let me know. List out your skills and what you can offer and DIVERSIFY! Seo Services / Adsense / Click Bank / Article Writing. You are going to have to really bust your ass to make it man. Make sure you got a couple stacks to play with and tweak shit depending on what you are trying to do.

Anyways...that was longer than I wanted..I am high.. sue me.
 
@OP - I mean this in a loving, compassionate way, but: FUCKING GROW A PAIR.

Stop worrying about what other people think of you. You'll miss your life like that. Go out, take drugs, fuck girls, have fun. Who cares if you friends are becoming lawyers? Who the fuck wants to be a lawyer?

Employed people will NEVER understand what it means to be totally in charge of your own destiny, unless they decide to make the jump themselves. You might as well try to explain the rules of cricket to a dog.

They're projecting their fears onto you - not because they're bad or stupid, because that's what's humans do. Ignore them, and get on with enjoying yourself.
 
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In my early twenties I only ever had two recurring crisis's or times of intense difficulty.

One was usually deciding what type of alcohol I was going to drink to get me wasted. The other was when, faced with a naked and willing female, deciding which hole I wanted to fill first.

Listening to someone having a mid-20s crisis is like masturbating with a cheese grater - slightly amusing but mostly painful.
 
heh, I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this story.

No offense, but you sound like a lazy cunt who's looking for the easy way out. If that's the case, online business world definitely isn't for you. It's nowhere near as easy as whatever bumfuck job you just quit from.
 
quite a bit of hatery going on here..

if you really did quit, the best thing you can do now is be positive and work hard like a mother fucker. nothing else needs to be said really, what's done is done.
 
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Holy fucking shit I just read through some of that for a few minutes and it pissed me off. It's a massive circlejerk of a bunch of lazy dipshits sitting around saying they won't get off of their asses to look for a job because it's so hard to find a job in this recession RAH RAH RAH I just want to be like shut the fuck up and flip some burgers you whiny bitch
 
Kiopa_Matt said:
heh, I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this story.

No offense, but you sound like a lazy cunt who's looking for the easy way out. If that's the case, online business world definitely isn't for you. It's nowhere near as easy as whatever bumfuck job you just quit from.
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Easy does it now... I myself am a world better at web developing than putting in drywall.
 
OP: If you really quit, you MUST force yourself to not do ANY TV, Movies, Games, or other entertainment between now and making an income goal.

SRSLY; Set that goal today, and don't do anything at all but eat, sleep, & work until you hit it.
 
metalshark said:
Easy does it now... I myself am a world better at web developing than putting in drywall.
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Ohhh, it's definitely a better world, and no question about that. Definitely harder though.

I used to be a landscaper myself. It was physically demanding, and lots of hours (some weeks 90+ hours), but easy, easy. Just show up at work, rake some dirt, plant some trees, lay some sod, shovel some cement, make sure to change oil in the work truck every once in a while, etc. Then pickup my check every couple weeks. Almost no responsibility, no mental thought, no stress, etc. Nothing could be easier.

Setting up and managing your own online operations, and bringing in decent money is definitely harder I'd say.
 
BeerNuts said:
Do you have any stable online income yet? Or is this another "I quit my job and I think ill make enough to live on because I have to" thread?
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No income online, but I plan on slaving away freelancing (articles etc) for a few months.

eliquid said:
mid-20s crisis? are you fucking serious? just jack off and do some weed and youll be fine. there is no such thing as a mid-20s crisis.
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The mid-20s crisis thing was more tongue-in-cheek than anything. Yes it pisses me off the way my life is going, but I don't think I have a mental problem other than laziness and fear.

Scheme said:
All I can say is good luck, and if you are looking for advice and help..let me know. List out your skills and what you can offer and DIVERSIFY! Seo Services / Adsense / Click Bank / Article Writing. You are going to have to really bust your ass to make it man. Make sure you got a couple stacks to play with and tweak shit depending on what you are trying to do.
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I'm not expecting to be making any money from SEO etc for a long time, most of it will be from services provided here and other places. Even dealing with clients has got to be better than dealing with some of the moronic requests I've had from customers over the years.

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@OP - I mean this in a loving, compassionate way, but: FUCKING GROW A PAIR.

Stop worrying about what other people think of you. You'll miss your life like that. Go out, take drugs, fuck girls, have fun. Who cares if you friends are becoming lawyers? Who the fuck wants to be a lawyer?

Employed people will NEVER understand what it means to be totally in charge of your own destiny, unless they decide to make the jump themselves. You might as well try to explain the rules of cricket to a dog.

They're projecting their fears onto you - not because they're bad or stupid, because that's what's humans do. Ignore them, and get on with enjoying yourself.
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Thanks I needed to hear that.

lukep said:
OP: If you really quit, you MUST force yourself to not do ANY TV, Movies, Games, or other entertainment between now and making an income goal.

SRSLY; Set that goal today, and don't do anything at all but eat, sleep, & work until you hit it.
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Yes I did quit. I've told myself I can have one day off a month, I imagine some people think that's even too much. As for an income goal, $100/day (£60/day) is enough for me to live fairly comfortably (by my standards) as well as having money to invest in projects. I think I should be able to get that amount from offering services if I undersell and work like a bitch.
 
Fuck that, you can't have one day a month off.

This shit is a business and a new business there is no time for days off or bullshit time.
 
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