| As for timing, I think you should tell them when one or more conditions below are met: 1) You are okay (financially, emotionally, etc.) with that being your last day at "day job". 2) You plan to permanently move some hours from being available to not. For instance, you need to commit to 20 hour weeks when you were doing 40. I would give them some advance notice, whatever you would give them before accepting a new job somewhere. 3) You are going to need flexible timing. For instance, you know that a big client might demand you fly out. In this case, it's so they know to start adjusting their expectations of your availability and personally don't worry about you if you go dark. Or, to summarize, I think you tell "day job" when "concrete company" will soon impact the work (quality, quantity, timing, etc.) and you are okay losing "day job". Once you know more about the concrete company, I would reevaluate when/how to tell them. But that's at least six months away. Are you sharing exciting news? Something that failed? Just something going on in your life? Once you know more about what's happening, you can choose another disclosure time. |
It could actually be much closer than 6 months away, I have all business and professional licensing (etc.) taken care of it's more a matter of when/how to begin taking "concrete company" clients. Of course there is still uncertainty but I'm able to accept clients now.