I have been looking for work for the last 2 weeks seriously. Applying for jobs, talking to agents and really selling myself.
In this time I saw an old friend from University too and he has come up with a proposition, to run a company for him (an off shoot of his own).
I do need to get back into work, my savings are finite and I also now miss the social aspect or work and the sense of accomplishment that comes with working. But I am torn.
I am still applying for run of the mill jobs, my CV is attracting interest and I am hoping for interviews soon. But they are run of the mill jobs.
My friend is offering the fun and exciting opportunity to help bring up a business from scratch. I would not be paid much at first (being a start up) but would receive shares in the company and the success (and ultimately what I gain personally and in cashg terms) of the venture would be in my and his hands.
I have never worked for a normal company, I would not know what a desk job was, having never had my own desk, always having been a consultant and travelling to various clients. I am not sure such a 9 to 5 job would even suit me. So my interest is perked in the chance to setup a company and work hard to make it successful, but that has risk at a time when I wonder if I should be taking them.
What would others do? Keep applying for safe but boring positions? Or work hard, have fun and really drive to make something new and fun succeed?