[onekorg]

He still gets street cred by saying he quit a 6 or 7 figure job to pursue his dreams.

[js4]

Yeah this is like saying you are a Sanford PHD dropout.

Im most situations it tells the same story (you are smart and qualified) as if you were to stay and finish the PhD.

[cableshaft]

Hell, I've had conversations with people that were impressed that I even got approached and flown out to have an interview at Google. Being an ex-Googler should certainly impress people still.