Anonymous wrote:Hi OP - I'm an HR manager and my advice would be not to quit until you have some potential jobs lined up. I know the initial feedback has been great but one of my interests is studying the market - there are a lot more jobs opening up but there are plenty of qualifies candidates. I have had atleast 5 to 6 solid resumes (after weeding out and interviewing) for every open position. I prefer candidates who are working since they are current rather ban those who are out of work. Other Managers I know few the same about hiring employed candidates. Please try and make time before work to explore options if possible.

I hope you are not an HR Manager with offices in DC as considering a candidate's employment status is illegal. http://www.littler.com/publication-press/publication/district-columbia-first-nation-ban-discrimination-based-unemployment-s

I wouldn't do it. You end up this:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-companies-are-wary-to-hire-the-long-term-unemployed-2014-04-03

And this:

http://www.npr.org/2014/02/18/279056045/long-term-unemployed-end-up-earning-less-after-they-get-a-job

Hi OP - I'm an HR manager and my advice would be not to quit until you have some potential jobs lined up. I know the initial feedback has been great but one of my interests is studying the market - there are a lot more jobs opening up but there are plenty of qualifies candidates. I have had atleast 5 to 6 solid resumes (after weeding out and interviewing) for every open position. I prefer candidates who are working since they are current rather ban those who are out of work. Other Managers I know few the same about hiring employed candidates. Please try and make time before work to explore options if possible.

I did. My boss was hiring people with zero experience for positions. I had some (minimal) experience. Then I got my degree (I'd been going to school part time). I asked her to reconsider me for a higher up position. She said she'd think about it. I waited two weeks, then gave two weeks notice. Screw that bitch.

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Anonymous wrote:I am considering quitting soon. I have a vacation coming up and am thinking about giving my 2 weeks before I go so that I can hit the ground running with looking for work right when we get back. Long story short, I am underpaid, overworked and feel constantly disrespected by my supervisor. I have a 1 to 1.5 hour commute in the morning to be at work by 8 and I was cornered into taking a promotion where I was not only shorted on money (they filled my position before I accepted and so I basically had to accept the offer without causing a big debacle) and I lost a work from home day that I had in my precious position. It's just a bad enough situation where I feel the stress is talking a toll on my health and I'm ready to just call it quits.

I started to look for work recently but no one is willing to interview after hours and taking time off during the work week is virtually impossible so I feel that I'm losing out on great opportunities. I had a lot of activity as soon as I started sending out my resume so I feel confident I'll find something quickly. My only question is - what do I tell interviewers how and why I left? I don't want to give the impression that I'm a quitter or lazy etc. This is the first time in my life I have ever been so fed up that I would be willing to do this.

Interview BEFORE work. Yes, it is a pain but you do what you have to do.

Take time off. Say you have doctors appt.

OP here. Thank you for all the responses. To those of you that took the plunge or had spouses take the plunge - what did you tell employers when they asked why you left?

Anonymous wrote:I am considering quitting soon. I have a vacation coming up and am thinking about giving my 2 weeks before I go so that I can hit the ground running with looking for work right when we get back. Long story short, I am underpaid, overworked and feel constantly disrespected by my supervisor. I have a 1 to 1.5 hour commute in the morning to be at work by 8 and I was cornered into taking a promotion where I was not only shorted on money (they filled my position before I accepted and so I basically had to accept the offer without causing a big debacle) and I lost a work from home day that I had in my precious position. It's just a bad enough situation where I feel the stress is talking a toll on my health and I'm ready to just call it quits.

I started to look for work recently but no one is willing to interview after hours and taking time off during the work week is virtually impossible so I feel that I'm losing out on great opportunities. I had a lot of activity as soon as I started sending out my resume so I feel confident I'll find something quickly. My only question is - what do I tell interviewers how and why I left? I don't want to give the impression that I'm a quitter or lazy etc. This is the first time in my life I have ever been so fed up that I would be willing to do this.

Interview BEFORE work. Yes, it is a pain but you do what you have to do.

I think you just need to take time off work somehow to go to interviews now. Getting interviews is easier than getting a job. Better to play it safer at this stage in your life.

I did it, but I was much younger, and I moved from a job across the country. The position was in Vegas, and I just hated it so much that I quit, sold my stuff on craigslist, and drove back to DC. I was broke for a while, but I found another job, and I have never regretted it. When I realized that I was drinking alone to cope with my misery I knew it was time to leave.

My wife did. Best decision we ever made. My only regret is that we didn't do it earlier. Money doesn't matter compared with your mental health. You are not going to starve.

OP not sure your field but the market is saturated with great candidates so I wouldn't hedge all of your bets on the initial responses to your resume. Just be safe and have financial backup in case search takes longer than expected. And it is easier to find a job if you have one. See if employers will do a 7am interview and take a half day to come in late to the office. Or a long lunch.

Yes. I saw the writing on the wall so I started saving money. The kicker was my internal client asked me to do something unethical and illegal. I reported the incident to my boss in writing and tendered my resignation the next morning. Was off for 6 months and loved every minute that I was not worried about a job.

Anonymous wrote:I am considering quitting soon. I have a vacation coming up and am thinking about giving my 2 weeks before I go so that I can hit the ground running with looking for work right when we get back.

In most companies the last day of work cannot be a vacation day; also, when you give notice, they may dismiss you on the spot, so tread carefully.
FYI, it is a lot easier to find a job while you are still employed.

I would quit.
I have done that.
Assuming your have some money to cover the next 6-9 months of living just in case.

I am considering quitting soon. I have a vacation coming up and am thinking about giving my 2 weeks before I go so that I can hit the ground running with looking for work right when we get back. Long story short, I am underpaid, overworked and feel constantly disrespected by my supervisor. I have a 1 to 1.5 hour commute in the morning to be at work by 8 and I was cornered into taking a promotion where I was not only shorted on money (they filled my position before I accepted and so I basically had to accept the offer without causing a big debacle) and I lost a work from home day that I had in my precious position. It's just a bad enough situation where I feel the stress is talking a toll on my health and I'm ready to just call it quits.

I started to look for work recently but no one is willing to interview after hours and taking time off during the work week is virtually impossible so I feel that I'm losing out on great opportunities. I had a lot of activity as soon as I started sending out my resume so I feel confident I'll find something quickly. My only question is - what do I tell interviewers how and why I left? I don't want to give the impression that I'm a quitter or lazy etc. This is the first time in my life I have ever been so fed up that I would be willing to do this.