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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH did it. Jumped out of program management and a ton of stress and hours and into IT sales. He's so happy and making more money than he could have imagined. His work is flexible and he lives and dies by his own productivity. He's always home by 4pm and is put meeting with customers and sometimes in the office for meetings.

Yes it was and is very risky, but the upside has been huge and the lifestyle benefits can't be beat.[/quote]
Did he have to start entry level at sales?[/quote]

No, he did not. When he was in program management is was for the same customer he now sells to, so he already knew the account and all the players. This was his foot in the door. He made this change at 40 BTW, which I think is actually a great time to do something like this. You are really on top of your game at 40.

I will say though, he could only really take this risk because I have a steady and consistent income. we have always lived pretty much off of one income, so he can afford to fail miserably while I carry us. I'm really impressed with that he had the balls to take this risk. It is NOT easy to put yourself out there in sales and roll with the punches. It is not an old man's profession and he started late.  But it was something he always dreamed of doing, something that always caught his interest and I'm glad he's giving it a try and took the risk.[/quote]

I am happy to take that risk, but if it bombed out and DW ended up as breadwinner for a few years while I pivoted, she would be really resentful. If he had effectively ended up as a SAHD (somewhat risky, if he mishandled this transition his old job would distance themselves too since he is leveraging that existing relationship)?

I am Fed, so can transition to any of our vendors or existing relationships, so does he think getting into IT/engineering sales without that same 'in', would it require starting at bottom? Not sure how to make that leap, but DW actually wants to stay home so boosting income is key part of that. I am 40 too btw.[/quote]

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