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I am not sure what I'd do if I'd quit. Maybe travel for a bit doing nothing and then start my own thing.
I quit just last week. Saved up 10 years worth of salaries. Currently on the doing nothing stage. Doing more sports, running/cycling everyday, taking my time to cook, more time for kids, so far so good, i have no plans for the future, whatever happens happens. Previously i was working 15 hours a day, i did like my job but was impacting my health severely.
I quit just last week. Saved up 10 years worth of salaries. Currently on the doing nothing stage. Doing more sports, running/cycling everyday, taking my time to cook, more time for kids, so far so good, i have no plans for the future, whatever happens happens. Previously i was working 15 hours a day, i did like my job but was impacting my health severely.
Do it. There is literally no downside. If things don’t work out, you can just go back to the company you left. They will take you back!
I had saved up a lot, so I just gave myself a lot of time to think and re-assess what I wanted to do with my life. Ended up becoming a developer. So overall, very positive experience and I couldn't imagine going back to my old job now.
I quit just last week. Saved up 10 years worth of salaries. Currently on the doing nothing stage. Doing more sports, running/cycling everyday, taking my time to cook, more time for kids, so far so good, i have no plans for the future, whatever happens happens. Previously i was working 15 hours a day, i did like my job but was impacting my health severely.
"Having 10 years worth of salaries" is almost on the opposite side of spectrum than "without anything planned".
I did this in 2010 and I now run a profitable software company with 45 employees. Do it. There is literally no downside. If things don’t work out, you can just go back to the company you left. They will take you back!
If you have suffient savings.. Which is definitely not the case for most people
I quit just last week. Saved up 10 years worth of salaries. Currently on the doing nothing stage. Doing more sports, running/cycling everyday, taking my time to cook, more time for kids, so far so good, i have no plans for the future, whatever happens happens. Previously i was working 15 hours a day, i did like my job but was impacting my health severely.
Surely there's a balance between working 15 hours a day to save 10 years of salary versus doing nothing?
I would say it's not going great, but my hand was forced a bit.