[–] fuck_communism 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yeah, and now I work 60 -70 hours a week for myself.
[–] clockwise 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Worked in corporate IT for a multi national and handed in my notice in 97. I hated losing the six weeks holiday and healthcare but it was a trade for sanity. The first couple of years were spent wishing for the phone to ring but after building up a client base it has been a good life. Went through expanding up to 10 employees and ended up stressed out again. Dropped back down to a single person operation and enjoy working a couple of hours a day with no stress. 10/10 would do it again.
[–] [deleted] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
no idea what your situation is but the first few years were a big struggle when i did the same thing. What I realised is that I was starting again from scratch, the same way you do when you first get out of high school/college/whatever. I didn't get a good job straight away then either, had to be a shitkicker for a few years. Same thing happened again when I threw it all in and started again.
No idea if this applies to you or not. But it might do.
[–] oedipusaurus_rex 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I've done it a couple of times now. I worked at a call center, collecting on credit cards. I ended up moving to NYC and decided not to transfer within the company. I ended up teaching beginner level robotics to spoiled brats at a glorified toy story. I ended up joining the Navy, which was a pretty sweet gig. I didn't want to spend my life doing it though, so I quit when my contract was up. Now I measure dirt and write technical papers about how the wind interacts with it for a living. It's not much money at all right now, but if I can get certified as a geologist and find work, it will pay off quite a bit.
[–] oedipusaurus_rex 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
CIWS tech.
For the layman: CIWS is a 6 barrel gatling gun hooked up to a couple of radars that will track and automatically shoot incoming aircraft/missiles/whatever as long as it's going fast enough. I did the repair, maintenance, and operated it.
[–] flarflar 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I did it was a second job I had full time. I worked 35-45 hours at it while getting my business off the ground and at least running good enough to make money. I did this for a year and half.