Hi guys,
Quick context: I’m 27, graduated in mechanical engineering about a year ago. I’ve been working for 6 months as an assistant to a general foreman on a construction site. Around 45–50h/week. I took the job mainly to get exposure to the industry and hopefully spot problems I could turn into a business.
Honestly, I never really liked the job. Winter was, slow & boring. But for the past month, it’s been a different story. I’m getting thrown into random manual tasks all day. Today for example: 2 hours picking trash in the rain, then 2 hours running the exterior elevator. I came home soaked and freezing. It’s not that I “refuse” the work, I get that I’m low on the ladder, but it’s draining and frustrating.
At the same time, I started a B2C SaaS for meal prepping about 3 months ago. The idea is to simplify planning and grocery lists. I’m not 100% convinced it’s a strong pain point, but I wanted to start something instead of overthinking forever. I’ve been trying to focus on distribution for the last month, but still no customers.
The main issue right now is energy. I come home exhausted, and it’s getting harder to push the SaaS forward consistently. I’m sleeping more, more irritable, etc. So I decided 2 weeks ago to start applying to other jobs, ideally something closer to my field and still with a short commute.
But today hit me. I realized I’ve got ~6–8 months of runway, and I’m basically in the same spot as 6 months ago, just more tired. That got me thinking that I could just give my 2 week notice, keep applying to other jobs, and in the meantime go all-in on testing the SaaS. Like compress a couple months of after-work effort into a week or two and really find out if people are willing to pay or not.
Also, the SaaS is starting to stagnate because of the job applications that takes time and I need to move in less than a year so I am looking at that in the same time.
At the same time, I know it’s risky. I’m not even fully convinced by the problem the SaaS solves, and last time it took me about 2 months to land a job. So it could drag. Plus, I want to have exposure to real world to understand and find problems.
So I’m curious, has anyone here been in a similar position? Leaving a job while having some runway and searchign another job ?
I know myself, I won’t just sit around doing nothing. But I’m trying to figure out if this is a smart move or just me being fed up.
Appreciate any honest feedback. It's my first time in a position like this !
Quick context: I’m 27, graduated in mechanical engineering about a year ago. I’ve been working for 6 months as an assistant to a general foreman on a construction site. Around 45–50h/week. I took the job mainly to get exposure to the industry and hopefully spot problems I could turn into a business.
Honestly, I never really liked the job. Winter was, slow & boring. But for the past month, it’s been a different story. I’m getting thrown into random manual tasks all day. Today for example: 2 hours picking trash in the rain, then 2 hours running the exterior elevator. I came home soaked and freezing. It’s not that I “refuse” the work, I get that I’m low on the ladder, but it’s draining and frustrating.
At the same time, I started a B2C SaaS for meal prepping about 3 months ago. The idea is to simplify planning and grocery lists. I’m not 100% convinced it’s a strong pain point, but I wanted to start something instead of overthinking forever. I’ve been trying to focus on distribution for the last month, but still no customers.
The main issue right now is energy. I come home exhausted, and it’s getting harder to push the SaaS forward consistently. I’m sleeping more, more irritable, etc. So I decided 2 weeks ago to start applying to other jobs, ideally something closer to my field and still with a short commute.
But today hit me. I realized I’ve got ~6–8 months of runway, and I’m basically in the same spot as 6 months ago, just more tired. That got me thinking that I could just give my 2 week notice, keep applying to other jobs, and in the meantime go all-in on testing the SaaS. Like compress a couple months of after-work effort into a week or two and really find out if people are willing to pay or not.
Also, the SaaS is starting to stagnate because of the job applications that takes time and I need to move in less than a year so I am looking at that in the same time.
At the same time, I know it’s risky. I’m not even fully convinced by the problem the SaaS solves, and last time it took me about 2 months to land a job. So it could drag. Plus, I want to have exposure to real world to understand and find problems.
So I’m curious, has anyone here been in a similar position? Leaving a job while having some runway and searchign another job ?
I know myself, I won’t just sit around doing nothing. But I’m trying to figure out if this is a smart move or just me being fed up.
Appreciate any honest feedback. It's my first time in a position like this !
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