to have quit my job tonight?

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Its taken me a lot of guts and indecision, as I generally have zero faith in myself and my decisions.

Basically, I came up with a business idea, fished around a bit and discovered I have a unique selling point and niche market. Used a little of my savings(and a few sick days) to try it out, done some market research with my prototype - all favourable.

I'm 40 this year, job markets awful, and due to circumstances I'm always going to have a job that I dont really like and am not satisified in.

So today I decided, it's now or never, take the plunge, stop putting it off or tomorrow will never get here and I'll end up doing the same monotonous boring job that I hate when I'm 60.

Fitting it in around my work while I set up wasn't feasible at all so I've quit. I've used last months pay to set myself up and as of Monday I will be my own boss.

Making that phonecall was so nerve-wracking, but it's done now so I HAVE to do this. I'm scared, worried I've done the wrong thing, excited and happy all at the same time

Didn't you have to work any notice?

Good luck by the way

Congratulations

Good luck, hope it all works out well for you.

Good for you!

I've had several "plans" but have never ever had the guts to go for it. When I look back I know that I would have made a good return if only I had had the guts to go for it. So good on you!

Well when I was 6 months old my dad quit his job and started his own business. My mother could have killed him . I'm not saying all was rosy, there were bad times (the last recession nearly did for them), but he was a multi millionaire when I was 15 . He ended up loosing most of that as he died in the middle of a big business deal that he had invested most of it in and the deal was worthless without him, but as he would have said, thats life!

Nothing ventured nothing gained

Is your product related in anyway to your no ex-employer.

But no YNBU at all , go for it.

worra I suppose technically I should have, but what could they do - ring the police? I just told them I wouldn't be back.

thanks everyone, I've really enoyed what I've done so far, that's what really settled it for me - I want to do work that I enjoy!

X- posted, no rimmer it isn't

Good luck with it, but it's a bit off not to work your notice.

Bit of a bugger if it

(a) it goes tits up and you need a reference from your last employer

(b) your research isnt what you think it is and you cant sign on for 16 weeks

frankly I'd have juggled fora week or two or longer and got some firm orders in then jacked the job

but good luck! motivated people rarely fail so I hope it all goes well for you.

Good luck with your venture, I sincerely hope it works out as you won't be getting a reference from your former employer!

Good luck! I've started a similar thread in AIBU but haven't taken the plunge like you.

Trois, that thought crossed my mind (not about the referrence, I know my immediate boss woul give me one anyway) but about sticking in for another months pay to have ore financial backing for myself.

But I also know that if I didn't make a firm decision, it would never happen.

I'm ok-ish financially anyway, at least until June and even then I wouldnt be poverty stricken. Also I've calculated that I'd only really be needing to make £50 a week to cover my wages, childcare and travel taken into consideration. So I leapt!

See all the people tryng to bring you down already OP? There's loads of them...all over the place they are. Ignore the downers and carry on! Good luck!

TSC that's just made me even more happy!!

Did snigger at you sexistly(?) assuming that I'm a woman. I wont tell anyone if you don't

snort @ TCS

clinks glass cheers!!

obviously clinks glass was supposed to be in italics, not bold

Good for you. A shite job is soul destroying. I actually quite like mine (although public sector so will never be minted) but am often wracking my brain for good business ideas.
Sadly, it's one of the few avenues to earn enough to scrape a living in this bleedin country

racking (tired just finished work)

Congratulations!

What will your new venture be?

That will not be revealed untill we'e ready to hit the ground running folk!

Thanks for all the kind wishes

Hi, just wanted to say congratulations to you for setting up on your own. But please do think about training organisations who can help you go in the right direction, help you network and get your product out there for more people to know about. one i used was called Train 2000, not sure if theyre nationwide but there are similar ones.

i left uni in 2008, had part time jobs here and there then finally decided last year to set up on my own - seriously if your dedicated and want it bad enough its the best thing that can ever happen to you. i wish you the very best of luck!