Quitting Job Before Major Event

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also find it ironic that you're saying that your work is undervalued and you're basically reinforcing that your work in not valuable by dipping out of a significant event just because you don't feel like going.

In her defense, when you've been undervalued for a long time, your attitude tends to become "No one cares, so why bother." Speaking from experience here. I did great work before that job, I did great work at that job for half of it, and then I went on to a new job where I've done great work, but once you feel devalued your morale is a goner.

I’ve been at my job almost 3 years. My morale is gone as recently as two weeks ago. I got yelled at by a new supervisor and now I’m learning that nobody was happy with my work but nobody said anything to say what needed improvement. Supervisor says she won’t start a performance improvement plan because then people just start looking for a job. I don’t need a PIP to motivate me to vigorously look for a job now.

[Anonymous]

I would be really worried that quitting prematurely would affect my new job offer - basically that the new employer would find out, judge me lacking and then renege on the offer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would be really worried that quitting prematurely would affect my new job offer - basically that the new employer would find out, judge me lacking and then renege on the offer.

How on earth would the new job find out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would be really worried that quitting prematurely would affect my new job offer - basically that the new employer would find out, judge me lacking and then renege on the offer.

Seems a tad dramatic.

[Anonymous]

I don't think they would even want to pay for your travel costs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be really worried that quitting prematurely would affect my new job offer - basically that the new employer would find out, judge me lacking and then renege on the offer.

How on earth would the new job find out?

If you haven't started yet, HR could call to verify employment or someone could call for a reference. "Oh, Larla, yes she used to work here. She quit 2 days ago. Kinda left us in a jam with the annual conference. What do you want to know about Larla?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be really worried that quitting prematurely would affect my new job offer - basically that the new employer would find out, judge me lacking and then renege on the offer.

How on earth would the new job find out?

If you haven't started yet, HR could call to verify employment or someone could call for a reference. "Oh, Larla, yes she used to work here. She quit 2 days ago. Kinda left us in a jam with the annual conference. What do you want to know about Larla?"

If OP is quitting I doubt she is listing anyone at her current company as a reference.

[Anonymous]

You’re insane!

You’re going to burn bridges with your current job and you don’t have a new job lined up yet! Yikes! That is terrible judgement.

Here’s an idea. Take a vacation. Use all your PTO now. Then if you get the new job, you’re refreshed and ready to go. If you don’t get the job, which is a very real possibility, then you’re still looking for a a new job from a position of strength instead of weakness. Imagine another dream job with a slow hiring process.

NEVER quit until you have a new job lined up. The event is irrelevant btw. If you get an offer the day before you can quit on the spot—BUT wait until you actually have a job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’re insane!

You’re going to burn bridges with your current job and you don’t have a new job lined up yet! Yikes! That is terrible judgement.

Here’s an idea. Take a vacation. Use all your PTO now. Then if you get the new job, you’re refreshed and ready to go. If you don’t get the job, which is a very real possibility, then you’re still looking for a a new job from a position of strength instead of weakness. Imagine another dream job with a slow hiring process.

NEVER quit until you have a new job lined up. The event is irrelevant btw. If you get an offer the day before you can quit on the spot—BUT wait until you actually have a job.

I think this is outdated advice. I have known several people who have done this in the COVID era, my partner included. Not working gave them lots of time to look for jobs, it was easy to schedule interviews. If you have savings it can work out just fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be really worried that quitting prematurely would affect my new job offer - basically that the new employer would find out, judge me lacking and then renege on the offer.

How on earth would the new job find out?

If you haven't started yet, HR could call to verify employment or someone could call for a reference. "Oh, Larla, yes she used to work here. She quit 2 days ago. Kinda left us in a jam with the annual conference. What do you want to know about Larla?"

If OP is quitting I doubt she is listing anyone at her current company as a reference.

After a candidate has accepted, I always call former supervisors for a reference even if they're not listed by the candidate as a reference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’re insane!

You’re going to burn bridges with your current job and you don’t have a new job lined up yet! Yikes! That is terrible judgement.

Here’s an idea. Take a vacation. Use all your PTO now. Then if you get the new job, you’re refreshed and ready to go. If you don’t get the job, which is a very real possibility, then you’re still looking for a a new job from a position of strength instead of weakness. Imagine another dream job with a slow hiring process.

NEVER quit until you have a new job lined up. The event is irrelevant btw. If you get an offer the day before you can quit on the spot—BUT wait until you actually have a job.

+1 I agree with you completely!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be really worried that quitting prematurely would affect my new job offer - basically that the new employer would find out, judge me lacking and then renege on the offer.

How on earth would the new job find out?

If you haven't started yet, HR could call to verify employment or someone could call for a reference. "Oh, Larla, yes she used to work here. She quit 2 days ago. Kinda left us in a jam with the annual conference. What do you want to know about Larla?"

If OP is quitting I doubt she is listing anyone at her current company as a reference.

After a candidate has accepted, I always call former supervisors for a reference even if they're not listed by the candidate as a reference.

Former. Not current. Also, if the candidate hasn't listed them as a reference, how would you even have their name and contact information?

I don't think Op should quit but I am not a fan of you doing this. If someone is leaving, there is a very real possibility that they have some difference with their boss, be that personal or professional. I had a former boss leave our company because her new boss bullied her. If you had called the COO to ask about my boss, you would've heard horrible things - even though my boss was beloved by the rest of us (and yes, the bad COO was eventually fired because without my boss, she started bullying others)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be really worried that quitting prematurely would affect my new job offer - basically that the new employer would find out, judge me lacking and then renege on the offer.

How on earth would the new job find out?

If you haven't started yet, HR could call to verify employment or someone could call for a reference. "Oh, Larla, yes she used to work here. She quit 2 days ago. Kinda left us in a jam with the annual conference. What do you want to know about Larla?"

If OP is quitting I doubt she is listing anyone at her current company as a reference.

After a candidate has accepted, I always call former supervisors for a reference even if they're not listed by the candidate as a reference.

Former. Not current. Also, if the candidate hasn't listed them as a reference, how would you even have their name and contact information?

I don't think Op should quit but I am not a fan of you doing this. If someone is leaving, there is a very real possibility that they have some difference with their boss, be that personal or professional. I had a former boss leave our company because her new boss bullied her. If you had called the COO to ask about my boss, you would've heard horrible things - even though my boss was beloved by the rest of us (and yes, the bad COO was eventually fired because without my boss, she started bullying others)

+1

I worked with people who used to do this. They'd creep on LinkedIn and randomly email mutual connections or people who worked in the same department. It was sketchy and the people doing it were always causing drama at work.

[Anonymous]

Not a snowball’s chance in hell that I would attend a gala in another state with COVID numbers going up for a job I am leaving. Hard no. Quit, leave, whatever you have to do.

[Anonymous]

OP, I have been "close to landing an offer" since January. I have multiple organizations telling me they want to hire me but need to secure the funding first. I am confident they are telling me the truth, but I am still searching and still committed to my current job. DON'T QUIT WITHOUT SOMETHING ELSE LINED UP.