I left a bad company that didn't care for my health or our clients'. I left all of a sudden so no reference. Was very ill then and still have health issues from the experience. The week after I left my job I put an ad in a paper. Got some calls. Got some supplies. Did the jobs. Got more calls, bought mores supplies, did more jobs. Escaped some bad clients. Declined some bad jobs. Learned what people want you to say and do and did it. Fell a lot made mistakes got back up brushed myself off and tried again. 4 years later I have enough regular clients (many from word of mouth) that I finally feel like I'm free from abusive work environments for good. I'm a cleaning lady.