Should I Quit My Job to Start a Business?

Ben, I've made up my mind! I'm handing in my notice on Friday!

Ben，我已經下定決心了！週五我就要遞辭呈！

Hold on, what? You're quitting your job?

等一下，什麼？你要辭職？

Yes! I'm finally going to open my own bakery.

對！我終於要開一間自己的烘焙坊了。

Wow. That's... a big step. Are you sure about this?

哇。這可是……很大的一步呢。你確定嗎？

I've never been more sure of anything.

我從來沒有對任何事這麼確定過。

I've spent six years in an office, staring at spreadsheets I don't care about.

我在辦公室待了六年，整天盯著自己根本不在乎的試算表。

I get it. You've been miserable there for ages.

我懂。你在那裡痛苦很久了。

But, well, a bakery is a risky business, isn't it?

不過，嗯，開烘焙坊是門有風險的生意，不是嗎？

Oh, here we go. You sound exactly like my dad!

唉，又來了。你說得跟我爸一模一樣！

Sorry, I'm not trying to put you off.

抱歉，我不是想澆你冷水。

I just don't want you to rush into something you'll regret.

我只是不希望你太衝動，去做會後悔的事。

Fair enough. So what would you do in my position?

也有道理。那如果換作是你，你會怎麼做？

First of all, how much have you saved?

首先，你存了多少錢？

Um, enough to cover about four months of rent.

嗯，大概夠付四個月的房租。

Four months? Most new businesses take a year to break even.

四個月？大多數新創事業要一年才能損益兩平。

I know. That's the part that keeps me awake at night.

我知道。這正是讓我晚上睡不著的地方。

Wait, what if you didn't quit completely?

等等，如果你不完全辭職呢？

What do you mean?

什麼意思？

You could go part-time at the office,

你可以在公司改成兼職，

and sell at the weekend market to test the idea.

再去週末市集擺攤，測試這個想法。

Hmm... I hadn't thought of that.

嗯……我還沒想到這一點。

But wouldn't that mean I'm not fully committed?

可是那樣不就代表我沒有全心投入嗎？

Not at all. It means you're being smart about it.

才不是。這代表你處理得很聰明。

If the cakes sell out every week, you'll have proof it works.

如果蛋糕每週都賣光，你就有證據證明這行得通。

And real customers before I even sign a lease!

而且在我簽租約之前就有真正的顧客了！

Exactly. And I'll be your first one.

沒錯。而且我會是你的第一位顧客。

You'd better be. I'm naming a cake after you.

你最好是啦。我要用你的名字幫一款蛋糕命名。

Seriously? What kind?

真的嗎？哪一種？

Something sensible. Probably a plain sponge.

穩當一點的。大概是原味海綿蛋糕。

Ha! I walked right into that one.

哈！我自己跳進坑裡了。