New Career (Page 2)

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I was in the same boat a couple years ago, so I started my own company. Be prepared to starve for a while, save up more than I did, and you'll find it very rewarding. My hard work is finally paying off and when I close this next deal in 30 days, I will be treating myself to my new QR, and perhaps a new car for my wife.

That being said, it can be a very tough road, make sure your spouse has health insurance because you don't want to have to buy it, visit the SCORE office in your city, those guy's know their stuff, and if you're like me, find some cheap office space-I didn't hae a prayer until I moved my business out of my basement. I found I got oo distracted by the stuff I could see that needed to be done around the house.

Finally, pick something that you know inside and out. I have been an excutive recruiter for over 10 years working for major national companies, I was able to take the best of what I learned working for them, then personalized it to fit my style as well as provided more peronal service for my clients. They prefer to work with me because they know I'm always going to get back to them, they can call my cell phone and where ever I am, I'm going to respond, and unlike my competitors, they will always talk to the same person when they call my company-no attrition.

It's a thought, I work from home two days a week, work my schedule around it, and usually spend the afternoons at the beach with my daughters.

Good Luck,
Jay

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Damn! Jay is the man! I want to be like him.

Just leave!!

I was a lawyer for a large law firm..working 60+ hours a week, never seeing my wife or kids. So I fully decided to do the office space route. Quit the job, sold the house, moved to a small town and am building a heated storage center in Washington. My commute went from 1:15 each way to 10 minutes total!
Sure the money is less, but I have no stress, and I see my family everyday, and when I get to see them I'm not distracted by work. No more TPS reports!! EVER!

(not to rub it in or gloat..I'm just really thrilled with the way my change ended up)

congratulations. that awesome. those are the good stories to hear.

It's become a good choice but the first year and a half, I found myself seriously listening to the bankruptcy attorney ads on late night TV. There were many conversations on when we would pull the trigger and I would go back to working for someone else. I learned that they don't threaten to shut off your phone service until well into the second month without payment, things like that. But once you start getting paid, and your not turning over the bulk of you profits to your boss so he can enjoy his country club membership, it makes it worth all the stress and worry. And the freedom you gain is unreal. Yesterday, I closed the deal that will bring my new QR, plus pay off the rest of the CC debt, so I gave myself the afternoon off and went and sat in my deerstand, watched a doe eat not ten yards from me, and soaked up some sun. Then I circled back to watch the end of my daughter's dance practice.

Of course, after the kids were in bed, I was up burning the midnight oil emailing info to various clients, checking in with a few candidates, etc. But TV is pretty bad to begin with so I don't feel like I'm missing anything.

If you have your health insurance through a spouse, I would suggest, and this is hard for me because I used to work for them, call your local Robert Half office. They have a division call Management Resources. In brief, they provide the marketing and payroll for major project work in accounting, finance, and IT, you go out and do the work. You are basically an independent contractor. I have a division that competes with this but we're strictly in Minnesota with a focus on Sarbanes Oxley compliance. But RHI has 300+ offices nation wide. My average contractor is in the 70+ an hour payrate, but I pay no benefits. I market the contractors so when one project ends, they can start a new one right away. I got the model from RHI, and it has proved to be a great alternative for my contractors. A few of the more senior level one's that I have are pulling down will over $100 and hour, work 6-8 months, then take some time off for an extended vacation. So, check your local yellowpages and see if there is a Management Resources office, or a similar type business in your area, and if there isn't let me know, perhaps I should expand.

Good Luck,
Jay

Thanks Jay!
and love the nickname. i ready for the cooler weather in the ATL. we have a lot of stocked trout in the area.

I have to hear all those phrases too!  I am going to start a new thread so we can all add to it!  Stand by...

LOL- a rodeo clown would give you an adrenaline rush and you would get a good workout running all over the place.  Sounds like the perfect job for a triathlete!  And...you could always wear spandex- I think the only dress codes for the clowns is that they have to be colorful!  There are some mighty colorufl spandex out there in the tri and cycling world!

Edited by runnergirl28 2005-09-23 1:58 PM