Well, now I've gone and done it...
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...silly me. I quit my job the other day. Thanks to the wonderful economy, I'm starting to wonder if I should have just sucked it up and dealt with the job I had (as a .NET, mostly ASP.NET programmer) doing client work X| through an I.T. firm. The job wasn't that great of a fit for me; I'm a programmer, not a business analyst. I spent damn near as much time tracking hours, writing proposals and work orders, and having meetings as I did actually coding. Mind you, it wasn't all that difficult, it was just something that I can't handle in the quantities required of me. So, here I am, jobless, trying to get some independent work to pay the bills, sincerely hoping I can do one of two things:
- Find a contract with a company that will allow me to do less crap and more development, or
- Strike gold (a.k.a. venture capital) and finally start the business I've been meaning to (software for school/education management.)
Did I make a dumb in quitting my job, the way the economy is right now?
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...silly me. I quit my job the other day. Thanks to the wonderful economy, I'm starting to wonder if I should have just sucked it up and dealt with the job I had (as a .NET, mostly ASP.NET programmer) doing client work X| through an I.T. firm. The job wasn't that great of a fit for me; I'm a programmer, not a business analyst. I spent damn near as much time tracking hours, writing proposals and work orders, and having meetings as I did actually coding. Mind you, it wasn't all that difficult, it was just something that I can't handle in the quantities required of me. So, here I am, jobless, trying to get some independent work to pay the bills, sincerely hoping I can do one of two things:
- Find a contract with a company that will allow me to do less crap and more development, or
- Strike gold (a.k.a. venture capital) and finally start the business I've been meaning to (software for school/education management.)
Did I make a dumb in quitting my job, the way the economy is right now?
I personally think it's always dumb to quit when you don't have a new income source to go to. Last year, I started a company, worked full time and did contract work to fund the new company. Now, working a 50 hour week feels like heaven, and I have never had to do it tough, financially.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
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...silly me. I quit my job the other day. Thanks to the wonderful economy, I'm starting to wonder if I should have just sucked it up and dealt with the job I had (as a .NET, mostly ASP.NET programmer) doing client work X| through an I.T. firm. The job wasn't that great of a fit for me; I'm a programmer, not a business analyst. I spent damn near as much time tracking hours, writing proposals and work orders, and having meetings as I did actually coding. Mind you, it wasn't all that difficult, it was just something that I can't handle in the quantities required of me. So, here I am, jobless, trying to get some independent work to pay the bills, sincerely hoping I can do one of two things:
- Find a contract with a company that will allow me to do less crap and more development, or
- Strike gold (a.k.a. venture capital) and finally start the business I've been meaning to (software for school/education management.)
Did I make a dumb in quitting my job, the way the economy is right now?
Just keep looking for a programming job in a corporate IT dept. I program only 50% of my work week. But I get a good pay check and the work is pretty easy. Programming in ASP.net is not that bad. Programming sharepoint or VB6 is so much worse. The only thing worse than having to get up and go to work every day is not having to get up (no paycheck).
I didn't get any requirements for the signature
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...silly me. I quit my job the other day. Thanks to the wonderful economy, I'm starting to wonder if I should have just sucked it up and dealt with the job I had (as a .NET, mostly ASP.NET programmer) doing client work X| through an I.T. firm. The job wasn't that great of a fit for me; I'm a programmer, not a business analyst. I spent damn near as much time tracking hours, writing proposals and work orders, and having meetings as I did actually coding. Mind you, it wasn't all that difficult, it was just something that I can't handle in the quantities required of me. So, here I am, jobless, trying to get some independent work to pay the bills, sincerely hoping I can do one of two things:
- Find a contract with a company that will allow me to do less crap and more development, or
- Strike gold (a.k.a. venture capital) and finally start the business I've been meaning to (software for school/education management.)
Did I make a dumb in quitting my job, the way the economy is right now?
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...silly me. I quit my job the other day. Thanks to the wonderful economy, I'm starting to wonder if I should have just sucked it up and dealt with the job I had (as a .NET, mostly ASP.NET programmer) doing client work X| through an I.T. firm. The job wasn't that great of a fit for me; I'm a programmer, not a business analyst. I spent damn near as much time tracking hours, writing proposals and work orders, and having meetings as I did actually coding. Mind you, it wasn't all that difficult, it was just something that I can't handle in the quantities required of me. So, here I am, jobless, trying to get some independent work to pay the bills, sincerely hoping I can do one of two things:
- Find a contract with a company that will allow me to do less crap and more development, or
- Strike gold (a.k.a. venture capital) and finally start the business I've been meaning to (software for school/education management.)
Did I make a dumb in quitting my job, the way the economy is right now?
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...silly me. I quit my job the other day. Thanks to the wonderful economy, I'm starting to wonder if I should have just sucked it up and dealt with the job I had (as a .NET, mostly ASP.NET programmer) doing client work X| through an I.T. firm. The job wasn't that great of a fit for me; I'm a programmer, not a business analyst. I spent damn near as much time tracking hours, writing proposals and work orders, and having meetings as I did actually coding. Mind you, it wasn't all that difficult, it was just something that I can't handle in the quantities required of me. So, here I am, jobless, trying to get some independent work to pay the bills, sincerely hoping I can do one of two things:
- Find a contract with a company that will allow me to do less crap and more development, or
- Strike gold (a.k.a. venture capital) and finally start the business I've been meaning to (software for school/education management.)
Did I make a dumb in quitting my job, the way the economy is right now?
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...silly me. I quit my job the other day. Thanks to the wonderful economy, I'm starting to wonder if I should have just sucked it up and dealt with the job I had (as a .NET, mostly ASP.NET programmer) doing client work X| through an I.T. firm. The job wasn't that great of a fit for me; I'm a programmer, not a business analyst. I spent damn near as much time tracking hours, writing proposals and work orders, and having meetings as I did actually coding. Mind you, it wasn't all that difficult, it was just something that I can't handle in the quantities required of me. So, here I am, jobless, trying to get some independent work to pay the bills, sincerely hoping I can do one of two things:
- Find a contract with a company that will allow me to do less crap and more development, or
- Strike gold (a.k.a. venture capital) and finally start the business I've been meaning to (software for school/education management.)
Did I make a dumb in quitting my job, the way the economy is right now?
you got to be sure about what your aim is and how much you want to put in, contracting is a safer option. If you are really thinking of getting in to business, be sure you have passion for it, doing business is way more than doing coding and showing output. as said earlier make sure you have some sure source of income. anyways, wish u all the best, I started my own firm after I quit from development job, Now I'm happy that I took that decision. Regards, Sagar