Most definatly we are looked down upon after leaving. Alot of my former friends feel pity for me. My x feels that I am very weak for leaving. I feel the opposite, I feel very strong for leaving....it was not easy at all.
It is funny, all the uncomfortable looks I get from the ones i see in the store, etc. It used to bother me, but now, I feel pity for the JW's. I kind of get a kick out of how my former friends react....I will purposly go through the line of a JW working at a store, just to see how they react! Sometimes it is so funny, I can't help but laugh.