One of the best days of my life.

[Goldie]

Last year I started my own business as a bit of side work for the evenings and weekends. Nothing crazy, just screen printing and custom design work. Almost a year later we are doing better than we ever expected and I decided yesterday that I would be turning in my two week notice and going to work for myself full-time.

This morning I walked into my bosses office along with HR and handed them my letter of resignation. It simply advised of my decision to leave and my last day of employment. The boss gets rude with me and tells me that I won't be working out my two week notice and to go ahead and leave now and they will pay me for my two weeks as well as the rest of my accrued vacation time.

Fast forward to four hours later and I had a great conversation with a huge prospective client, and received a commitment from another client to move forward with contractual work until the indefinite future.

I could not be happier with my decision. The only down side...I had some dental work done last week and my mouth is still healing so I can't break out a nice cigar and really enjoy the day and all its glory.

I know that I will be working harder than ever before since I don't have the security of a guaranteed paycheck anymore, but I hope that I can find some spare time to hang around here a bit more and make it to some local HERFs and events.

To anyone who took the time to read this, I really appreciate it. I have so much joy from my commitment to my business and our new baby girl that I feel like the richest man in the world right now.

Everyone, have a great weekend. I know I will.


Drew

[kelmac07]

Good for you Drew. Living the life brother. :D

[big_jaygee]

Congrats Drew and good luck with the business :tu

[CigarNut]

Very cool! Congratulations!

[Dave128]

Congratulations, Drew! Extremely happy to hear about your success story. Keep up the great work!

[stearns]

Congrats Brother :tu

[Adriftpanda]

Congrats, Drew and wishing you nothing but success.

[Remo]

Very cool Drew! Your old boss sounded like a Douche!

[pnoon]

Congrats, Drew.
Best of luck with your new business venture.

[markem]

Congratulations! I hope that everything continues on an upward trend for you. Owning your own business is stressful, but I have to admit that I don't regret any of the nearly 9 years that I've been doing it full time.

Except for my boss. My boss is a jerk.

[swingerofbirches]

Congratulations on your success! Long may in continue!

[icehog3]

Very cool, Drew! Best of everything to you in your new venture.

[jhedrick83]

:banger

Congrats! There is nothing more rewarding (IMO) that working for yourself. It has its ups and downs, and its share of uncertainty, but if you can make it work, you'll never look back!

[Stevez]

Thanks for sharing that Drew. Great story and congratulations. Wish you all the best.

[G G]

Sounds great my friend.

[massphatness]

Must be tremendously satisfying - congrats!

[E.J.]

GOOD FOR YOU! Congrats and continued success!

[Brlesq]

Congratulations and best of luck on your new career!

[Bax]

Congrats! I love when bosses take resignations personally :)

[Ogre]

Living the American Dream, congrats.

[hotreds]

Bravo and best wishes! Yes- it looks like you needed some dental work!

[jjirons69]

That's awesome, Drew! I know it was a scary decision, but now that you've done it, may the wind blow your way. Best of luck!!

[maninblack]

Congrats Drew! And best of luck

[AdamJoshua]

Congratulations Drew! Great timing as well, this is the Chinese Lunar New Year, year of the Horse and there is a Chinese saying that “the horse brings success.” I hope this new year brings with it success for many many years to come!

[68TriShield]

Best of luck brother...

[ripper]

Good going Drew! The farther you get from this decision, it will make more and more sense.
Ten years ago, I left a high-pay job with security, perks, and a tad of renown for a job with no salary, no benefits and just commissions. Best thing I ever did, wish I had done it 25 years ago.
You'll be whistling and singing. And enjoying your smokes. No stress mon -- every day is a mighty fine day.

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Great post to read, thanks for sharing. Congrats and best wishes!

[TJtorpedo]

Cool man! I love hearing success stories!

[shark]

Well, as far as the guaranteed paycheck is concerned, don't worry about that. You built your business to the point that it can be your sole source of income, so you obviously know what you're doing! Good luck! :noon

[shark]

And over the next two weeks your former employer is paying you to make your own money with your business. Win win.

[equetefue]

congrats !!! awesome day for sure

[Theo Cincy]

Congrats brother!!

[Robulous78]

Congrats Drew, glad you are enjoying life my friend... :tu

[PCR]

Drew, well done! Your old boss must have been in fear. My wife and I own a small business also. You'll love reaping the rewards of your hard work and efforts!

[maverickdrinker]

Congratulations!!

[smokin5]

Good for you!!
I decided a long time ago (20 years) that if I had to have
a jerk for a boss, I might as well be self-employed.
You won't regret it.

[Goldie]

Such great words of advice and support. Thank you everyone. I appreciate it more than I can express in a forum post. We'll see what the future has to bring for us.

Everyone have a great weekend.

[bruceolee]

Congratulations Drew! Such an awesome thing to happen and by your bosses reaction you're probably happy to be out of there. Best wishes to your future my friend! :)

[longknocker]

Congrats, Drew, & Good Luck!:tu

[Blueface]

Congratulations!

[czerbe]

Way to go Drew

[CoffeeWaterBeer]

Congrats. It's great to be able to follow your passion

[RUNYYFan]

It is always exhilarating and sometimes fearsome to pursue your dreams and build even bigger ones. Best wishes for continued success!