I'm Quitting nursing to work in coffee shop

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It's decided. Nursing chewed me up and spit me out. In the short 4 year period I've been in healthcare, I'm just fed up with everything. My plan B is opening a coffee shop. So the plan is go work at a coffee shop and get experience in the industry while my husband and I save to open our own.

Im wondering if any of you have done anything similar only to come back to nursing.

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It's decided. Nursing chewed me up and spit me out. In the short 4 year period I've been in healthcare, I'm just fed up with everything. My plan B is opening a coffee shop. So the plan is go work at a coffee shop and get experience in the industry while my husband and I save to open our own.

Im wondering if any of you have done anything similar only to come back to nursing.

The coffee market seems way over-saturated, to me ...a setting sun. I also perceive people who sit around in coffee shops as selfie-taking types. I would not be able to cope, but I do wish you luck!

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To be honest, it does not seem like you are fed up with nursing and quitting the profession...you are looking for an excuse to scratch your entrepreneurial itch.

Good luck with your future endeavors, many nurses make excellent entrepreneurs.

Out of curiosity, have you considered a franchise? Many (most if not all) send their new franchise owners through training programs that not only includes the basics but also business ownership training. You would be surprised at how little some franchises cost, hell of a lot less than starting a business from scratch that is for sure.

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It's going to be hard to save money on a barista salary when you are used to nursing pay. Good luck!

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Actually one of the most fun jobs I hve ever had was a barista at a mall chain many years ago. They went out of business, but I worked there in high school and summers during college. I enjoyed having regular customers, and I enjoyed making specialty drinks. It was very cozy. I made about 30$ a day in the tip jar alone, so not bad money either.

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It's going to be hard to save money on a barista salary when you are used to nursing pay. Good luck!

My husband will continue with his 6 figure job

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Talk to some self-employed people too. My parents were self-employed and work was way more than a 40 hour week sometimes. If you accept that you might work harder and longer than you did in nursing, and not see any profit for a long time, then consider your own business.

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Talk to some self-employed people too. My parents were self-employed and work was way more than a 40 hour week sometimes. If you accept that you might work harder and longer than you did in nursing, and not see any profit for a long time, then consider your own business.

Some shows easily found on Hulu like restaurant impossible, kitchen nightmares or even hotel hell can show what kind of money people put into a business without really knowing how to run it. hundreds of thousands of dollars lost and in debt.

I would look into some formal training so that you really know what you are getting into before jumping into a huge investment. If you enjoy the barista/coffee shop idea it may be a better idea to just be an employee (Since you offered up the info that your husband makes six figures. Most families can live within their means on that kind of money. It will go fast, however, if poorly invested).

About 20 years ago there were independently owned coffee shops on every corner of well-to-do neighborhoods. Then Starbucks moved into town and there is one on every corner. All of the independently owned ones went out of business. I did find one (which was not only a coffee shop but a full service bar and nightclub) that relocated about an hour away in a crappy area where there are no Starbucks to compete with. That area doesn't really have clientele that can spend $5 on a coffee.

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Good luck! Nursing isn't for everyone.

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Some shows easily found on Hulu like restaurant impossible, kitchen nightmares or even hotel hell can show what kind of money people put into a business without really knowing how to run it. hundreds of thousands of dollars lost and in debt.

I would look into some formal training so that you really know what you are getting into before jumping into a huge investment. If you enjoy the barista/coffee shop idea it may be a better idea to just be an employee (Since you offered up the info that your husband makes six figures. Most families can live within their means on that kind of money. It will go fast, however, if poorly invested).

About 20 years ago there were independently owned coffee shops on every corner of well-to-do neighborhoods. Then Starbucks moved into town and there is one on every corner. All of the independently owned ones went out of business. I did find one (which was not only a coffee shop but a full service bar and nightclub) that relocated about an hour away in a crappy area where there are no Starbucks to compete with. That area doesn't really have clientele that can spend $5 on a coffee.

Lots of great points and advice, thank you.

Before nursing, this was the world I was happiest in. While I am still in the early planning phase, I did not mention all the ways my business will differ from Starbucks. Kind of the reason we also have a two year time frame and plan on doing a lot of formal training in that time.

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Good luck! Nursing isn't for everyone.

This sums it up perfectly.

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