Remind Me Again Why I Shouldn't Quit My Job?

Answer: Because you want to wait until the next economic uptick before taking that kind of risk. You can always search confidentially, if you have the time & energy.

There’s a federal job training program that’ll pay for up to half of your OTJ training for a few months. I don’t know how to find it on the web, I heard about it from a person at the Michigan Works. If you can qualify, it may be an incentive for an employer in another field.

Knowing it exists might be a start. Good luck.

How many have failed after you left?

I’m a fellow publishing pro, and feel your pain. I’m a freelancer, so I don’t even have benefits . . . or a steady income most of the time.

Love the Obit mag idea. But instead of ads for the death care industry, celebrity collectible companies might want a piece of the action. Angled that way, you are more likely to get funding. Just a thought.