Comment by danspodcast

I did this about 2.5 years ago: I was just totally drained I figured I knew enough to get something else started, I was pretty much prepared to sleep on a friend's or family member's couch until I could make money doing some online marketing. I had no money but I couldn't imagine another year in the office. When I walked in to quit my job my boss wasn't expecting it (tad different from your scenario) so started to drill down why I was leaving-- for me it amounted to not being able to have freedom of movement and work when I want etc. The office was killing me. We ended up hammering out a remote working arrangement that has served me well and allowed me to get a bunch of other projects off the ground. I wouldn't have predicted this opportunity to come up, so I guess I benefited from a classic case of "you need to close one door to open others..." Not sure if that's helpful, but I find when you are done emotionally in a job or project compromise can be a killer especially for people with the creative entrepreneurial spark.