Tell HN: I think I'm quitting my job today

Post by reconbot » Mon, Mar 23, 2009, 1:14 PM UTC

alnayyir wrote: post #97

michaelawill wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My job is pretty depressing and very boring. They also have a hiring freeze in place. My job is very secure because I do things for the company that requires a skill that isn't easy to find. Unfortunately however I have no college degree. I got lucky landing this job straight out of high school and even though I'm pushing 5 years of experience from this job I really doubt I could easily find another one outside of re…

Just out of curiosity, what is this skill? I ask because I have a couple knacks that are hyper-rare in programmers, (In my experience) but I'm having a terrible time capitalizing on them.

Mind if I ask what your knacks are?

Post by herval » Tue, Mar 24, 2009, 2:14 PM UTC

TakingTheLeap wrote: post #88

squidbot wrote: post #45

There are so many variables in a decision like this that you've not covered. Just to name a few: - Do you have a family that relies on your paycheck? - Do you have enough in savings and little enough in debt that you can survive given that the "extra work" could dry up? - Are you focused enough to be your own boss? - If you aren't successful and can't find a job, do you have a fall back when the money runs out, like…

Just to clarify, I have already done a personal risk analysis. I have discussed this decision with my family, my friends, my business partners, and my mentor over the past week and a half. I have a few month's savings already, and I am well-qualified for many positions that are open in the area should I need to take one. As I stated in the first line of the post, I've already made up my mind, and I was just solicitin…

"We are a very tight-nit, common-interest-bound group of thoughtful and contributing individuals"

your account is 4 days old - plus there's no visible email, name or any other sort of id in any account... So yes, I'd say you're pretty much anonymous (like most people here)....

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