Quit My Job - AM fulltime

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majorbta

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I have been working a cushy corporate job, managing the search marketing program at a fortune 50 retailer until today. I put in my notice and I have to say it feels good. It always bothered me making someone else money, when I knew I could be making more on my own.

I had always viewed AM as a way to supplement my income and never really considered doing it full time until recently. And honestly, those stupid pictures people post of their big AM checks really do server a purpose, they remind people like me that you can make big money in AM.

Hopefully I can contribute on here more often, as much of what I have gotten from WF, besides being dickrolled, really pushed me toward quitting.
 


majorbta said:
I have been working a cushy corporate job, managing the search marketing program at a fortune 50 retailer until today. I put in my notice and I have to say it feels good. It always bothered me making someone else money, when I knew I could be making more on my own.

I had always viewed AM as a way to supplement my income and never really considered doing it full time until recently. And honestly, those stupid pictures people post of their big AM checks really do server a purpose, they remind people like me that you can make big money in AM.

Hopefully I can contribute on here more often, as much of what I have gotten from WF, besides being dickrolled, really pushed me toward quitting.
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Very very cool, but you did fail to tell us what your cool new company name is... Just sayin! :D
 
majorbta said:
I have been working a cushy corporate job, managing the search marketing program at a fortune 50 retailer until today. I put in my notice and I have to say it feels good. It always bothered me making someone else money, when I knew I could be making more on my own.

I had always viewed AM as a way to supplement my income and never really considered doing it full time until recently. And honestly, those stupid pictures people post of their big AM checks really do server a purpose, they remind people like me that you can make big money in AM.

Hopefully I can contribute on here more often, as much of what I have gotten from WF, besides being dickrolled, really pushed me toward quitting.
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Congratulations man
 
Congrats man. Its a liberating feeling. I quit my cushy high salary job in January of this year. I worked there for almost 3 years and had good pay but I just felt like an employee drone that was wasting my life and potential. I will always work for myself from that point on. It may not always be in AM but one business or another.

Good luck
 
majorbta said:
I have been working a cushy corporate job, managing the search marketing program at a fortune 50 retailer until today. I put in my notice and I have to say it feels good. It always bothered me making someone else money, when I knew I could be making more on my own.

I had always viewed AM as a way to supplement my income and never really considered doing it full time until recently. And honestly, those stupid pictures people post of their big AM checks really do server a purpose, they remind people like me that you can make big money in AM.

Hopefully I can contribute on here more often, as much of what I have gotten from WF, besides being dickrolled, really pushed me toward quitting.
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very nice. how long did it take you to do that? how much are you earning to support yourself?
 
mberman84 said:
very nice. how long did it take you to do that? how much are you earning to support yourself?
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If I was smart I would have waited a little longer before I left. I have not quite matched what I was making at work, mostly due to not having the time, but I am close.

I am also going to do sem consulting for a bit to ease that transition too. It took me 3-4 months to be doing relatively decent with offers. I am just lucky that I didn't have the general search learning curve like many starting out in AM.
 
My personal goal is to get to that point by next April.:thumbsup:
 
i consider quiting my desk job the best decision i ever made (tough to toss the safety net). if you have the spirit of a pirate you are going to be in heaven.
 
congrats!
i'm planning to do the same next year so it's always good seeing somebody succeeding
 
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