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Re:Has anyone ended up regretting quitting a good job for th... by jexe on Tuesday July 06, 2010 @12:09AM (#1489925)
I took the leap a couple years ago, started a startup, ran out of cash, and got a day job again.

Incinerating your savings at a startup only to end up back as a cube warrior is pretty sobering. Even so, I never looked back on the (great) job I had with regret. Aside from not seeing some good friends every day, I didn't miss it at all, and now I'm at a far better gig than I was at the last time I was a happy wage slave. And I'm lucky to have gained some amazing experiences and a big network for the next time around.

I'm sticking to the HN party line on this one and saying that good things will come from taking a risk on what you really want to do.

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Re:Has anyone ended up regretting quitting a good job for th... by vincekrish on Tuesday July 06, 2010 @06:36AM (#1490573)
how tough was it to get a regular job? Was the company apprehensive about hiring somebody who left a good gig earlier to take the startup route?
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Re:Has anyone ended up regretting quitting a good job for th... by jexe on Tuesday July 06, 2010 @06:51PM (#1492681)
Not tough at all - the company I joined is another (larger) startup, so I think that if anybody understands this kind of choice, it's them. :)
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