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by boredaway 1673 days ago
Thanks for the suggestions. A few comments:

For 1) I am saving as much as I can, but definitely thinking of eating my savings is frightening. I already did that a few years ago where I used up all my savings to start a startup and nothing came out of it (monetarily, albeit I did got tons of experience), so doing that again feels paralyzing. Definitely aiming for, say, using up savings for at most 3 months (ideally).

For 2) that is an odd one, although I do understand the reasoning. I never really burn bridges when I leave beacause you never know what the future holds, and like I said, the people in this company are actually nice, so no issues there. I do find it weird to think about coming back because I am don't think things will change any time soon.

For 3) One of the things that makes me feel paralyzed is that after some 3-4 years in startups, and after doing my own for about 4 years, I feel like maybe a regular 9-5 is what I need. Of course, "the grass is greener on the other side" applies here, and that's why I find it hard to jump ship.

In any case, just hearing others' opinions does help and appreciate your thoughts on this. Also, definitely not taking it as professional advice so no worries :)