Quitting before you have a new job
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Anonymous
| If you’ve quit a job before you had a new one can you tell me about it. What made you quit? Do you regret it? How long did it take you to find something new? |
Anonymous
| Why would anyone do that? |
Anonymous
| Because they hate their job, duh! |
Anonymous
Someone else is in charge of paying the mortgage, that's why they do it. |
Anonymous
OP here. I actually don’t have a mortgage. |
Anonymous
| I quit a very stressful job before starting to explore new career opportunities because I considered myself super marketable (CPA, mid-30s). After I started applying, it took me 1 week to receive an offer for a job that paid more and was much more enjoyable. |
Anonymous
| I generally don’t think it’s a good idea but my spouse did this with biglaw and found a new fed job within a few months |
Anonymous
| I am considering it. I am dealing with a horrible new boss and hate working for them. The stress is impacting my health and family. Some things just aren’t worth it. In the end if I can’t find something else I will walk away before long. We have two incomes and some equity in our house. We will survive until I find another thing. |
Anonymous
You will have a MUCH easier time finding a job while employed. I'd just focus on hunting. If you get an offer you can maybe take a bit of a break in between. Quitting without a job is really shooting yourself in the foot. It could be a long time before you are hired and you won't be available for unemployment. |
Anonymous
| Try to take some vacation instead. Spend it shoring up your resume and applying to jobs. |
Anonymous
So you have enough money to retire and never work again? That’s fine too. Did you pay off your mortgage alone? |
Anonymous
Wow they always say Fed jobs take forever. When did he do this? |
Anonymous
That’s amazing you don’t have any life expenses and can take the comment literally. |
Anonymous
I have more money than you. |
Anonymous
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Several times over 25 years. Few times because I made no money, like $6 an hour max. Few times because boss was a crazy drunk. Several times from three different places, but sometimes with notice. I get hired back a lot. Never been let go because of performance.
Can get hired the next day, so it's really not a problem. The only regret is that I should have moved on faster than I did and not go back to most places. |