Riskiest move ever made. Did it pay-off or backfire?

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I am not sure about riskiest but I took a size-able paycut to join Deloitte and it was the best decision I ever made. Of course many years later I have more than regained what I walked away from. I am so happy and it is best place I have ever worked by leaps and bounds

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Love it

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Taking a risk moving from US to Canada with a major pay cut for better security, no visa issues, and spending more time with family. Hopefully, it pays off!

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EY2 - what's changed if you're back? You're still on a visa and temporary?

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Remember peeps, people are likely to post here only if their move paid off. Don’t get encouraged and storm out of work today 😂

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Divorcing husband and taking 50% of his wealth

Paying off

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I don’t see the risk here?

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Quit my first job with out a job lined up, couldn’t deal with a horrible boss.
Went to work for a competitor a week later with a major jump in salary.
I’d say it paid off.

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Started my own business. Could not have been a better decision and absolutely paid off.

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Ecommerce. Had no skill set to speak of, just taught myself everything from reading online!

Left my job in 2011, what was still a very fragile an employment market. Went back to grad school, and doubled the salary afterwards. I think it paid off.

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Literally.

My two riskiest moves involved going back to school at 34 and taking a consulting job. The first was a success, the second complete failure. I work in tech consulting and have loved my projects. However, the consulting life and attitude runs me the wrong way. Hitting the bench on Monday and I already have some things lined up. Live, learn, and grow!

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Thanks all!

Moved to the US from India, along with then-bf-now-husband, for our respective MBAs. Didn't have any savings, relied heavily on student loans and the prospect of summer internships to get us through. Paid off in spades.

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I love it, love it, love it ❤️

Left a stupidly boring fortune 100 company for a tiny consulting firm doing interesting work for a pay cut. Got fired. Got picked up by a different form, then got recruited by Accenture.

No regrets. Learned a ton from that experience.

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Left my job with 9 months left to file my GC. Big risk of flying back to my home country, still
Made the move and it paid-off.

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Sketching from IT implementation to strategy. TBD

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Was it tough?

My risky pings always pay off!

Always?

Lol, by definition it would be far from always

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Haven’t started yet! Next month transition takes place

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