Anyone Leave an Office Job for a Job Where You Work With Your Hands? (employees, business)

[nj01]

I recently read a story about a guy who left his office job and started a tile installation business. Apparently he was able to grow a nice business out of this skill. It made me wonder if there are any other stories out there of people who voluntarily left an office job for more of a blue collar job?

[Hemlock140]

I left an office job as a management analyst and operated a sign business for 16 years, and while I did have employees I did many installations, including ladder and lift work, a lot of power tools. Now I'm back to an office job as a manager.

[jdm2008]

Originally Posted by Hemlock140

I left an office job as a management analyst and operated a sign business for 16 years, and while I did have employees I did many installations, including ladder and lift work, a lot of power tools. Now I'm back to an office job as a manager.

Was it a good choice for you leaving the job?

[jman07]

I did it, but only because I have ADD. I think it is a case of "the grass is greener." People who work with their hands wish they would have gone to college and had a cushy office job, and sometimes vice versa. I would stick with the cushy office job for sure. Working with your hands means coming home exausted at the end of the day, being looked down upon, and just working around a different type of person. Don't do it.