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Originally Posted by rickroll
jpoker, i quit my tech job in 2016 to travel and got my income via gambool
at the time i was actively recruited by headhunters for vp/head of product type rolls, asked to speak at conferences, quoted in the media
fast forward to 2022, i decide it's time to reclaim my throne
i'm now a persona non grata, can't even score an interview for a junior level position - which i only began applying for after about a year of getting humbled
major factor is that tech is going down the drain right now after a big bubble
but do not discount how much just leaving your career will poison the well - don't tread lightly assuming you can pick up your old career where you left off
Yea there is no way I could pick up old career- if I was fired today- I probably would have to take a pay cut to get a job and might have to go into accounting which my college degree is in (I currently work in engineering/ design type work of simple projects- have a 2 year college degree in electric power technology my company paid for: also have a 4 year accounting degree that has not gotten any use
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Yea before I move on, I would probably have a solid part time gig lined up and a lot of money in bank. I’m prolly going to sit on this for 10-15 years as it’s a bad life move if I fail. I might as well just visit Vegas on vacation now while still printing money at job. If I get bored in 40s, I can always move to vegas and maybe do Uber or amazon flex a few days a week and gamble other days and see if I can make poker a small income. Most likely I won’t do this with current job unless I have huge windfall and can buy a condo in full cash + have a big sum of money for a bankroll / safety slush fund,