I do recruiting and I have an awesome story like this. Back in 2010 I worked at a mobile reading company. I was trying to hire iOS developers. I found an awesome github from a dude who was doing backend C# stuff at MSFT, but was building AWESOME iOS apps at night.
I emailed him and asked if he wanted to do the thing he was clearly passionate about full time.
He aced the interviews, came out and built our app. About a year later one of our founders left to start a new company. The founder recruited this guy. Within 18 months, their company sold for a few hundred million and now instead of writing the C# code he hated, he has now helped build an awesome company, build a whole new skillset and built his leadership skills. Not to mention the fact that his wife and child are basically taken care of for life because of this decision.
I emailed him and asked if he wanted to do the thing he was clearly passionate about full time.
He aced the interviews, came out and built our app. About a year later one of our founders left to start a new company. The founder recruited this guy. Within 18 months, their company sold for a few hundred million and now instead of writing the C# code he hated, he has now helped build an awesome company, build a whole new skillset and built his leadership skills. Not to mention the fact that his wife and child are basically taken care of for life because of this decision.