How to handle the stigma of leaving a white collar job for a sweaty startup?

[613jono]

@gonick (1) Management / Strategic Initiatives.

(2)
Warehousing / Logistics / Wholesale

(3)
Family was worried about how I'll cope with moving from a desk job to a job that requires hard, physical labor.

(4) Friends thought I was either nuts or going through a mid-life crisis so spent a lot of time explaining why and then just gave up.

 

[colin44]

@613jono How long ago did you make the jump, and how's it going for you now?

 

[613jono]

@colin44 6+ years now and it's going well. I have grown almost 2.8x since launch.

 

[colin44]

@613jono Awesome, well done!

 

[613jono]

@colin44 Thank you! Sincerely appreciate it!

 

[unicornwarrior]

@gonick I left my project manager job to handyman and wouldn’t turn back. I just tell people it was better for my mental health