Soooooo.... I really just did that

schaefferjosh — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:58:33 GMT

I have officially quit my job. After 8 years of working full-time for a company and giving them everything I could. It all came crashing down due to a single manager. I decided it was best that I leave the team, and I am focusing on my business full-time (I am terrified). We have been up 20% YoY, and it is demanding more of my time. While I took a part-time manager position to help pay some bills in the winter months and to ease into this, I am excited to have my business be my primary income source. It's amazing how you can be an incredibly respected employee to feeling like crap within a short period of time. 8 loyal years.... and all I got from the company was a cold "Thank you for your service to the bank." Though my coworkers did make me breakfast, and that was nice. Do I feel bad leaving my coworkers at a difficult work time? Yes. Do I feel happy that I left for myself and my mental well-being? Yes.

While I do not think that it was time for me to jump head-on into this, sometimes the world gives you the signs and you just gotta follow em.

So tell me, when did you decide to go headfirst into the self-employed deep end of the pool?

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Soooooo.... I really just did that