Just quit my job

[OneOfTheseDays]

This is quite possibly one of the best feelings in the world.

I honestly have no desire to work or even look for a new job right now.

 

[OverVolt]

Congrats! Hope you saved.

 

[Printer Bandit]

don't get unemployment?

 

[SearchMaster]

don't get unemployment?

Not when you quit...

 

[brainhulk]

Nm

 

[Jimzz]

Not when you quit...

Not true, depends on why you quite and job.

 

[Wyndru]

It's Monday morning, I want to do the same right now.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Must be nice to be in a position to just quit work because you don't feel like working.

 

[JEDI]

Must be nice to be in a position to just quit work because you don't feel like working.

everyone on ATOT (except u, apparently) are 1%'ers.

 

[Engineer]

everyone on ATOT (except u, apparently) are 1%'ers.

Add one to that as I'm not in the position to quit either....sadly!

EVERY day is a good day to quit in my book....just can't do it.....YET.

 

[bigrash]

Wish I could do the same thing. Unfortunately I got too many bills.

 

[soulcougher73]

Someday soon ill be back in the position to just be able to quit a job. Not quite caught up on all bills. Darn cars lol

 

[CrazyShiz]

I might have to quit in 3 weeks, and I'm kind of looking forward to it!

There's something very liberating about having that kind of freedom. And it's not like I couldn't find another job in IT...

 

[Tweak155]

I might have to quit in 3 weeks, and I'm kind of looking forward to it!

There's something very liberating about having that kind of freedom. And it's not like I couldn't find another job in IT...

Apparently this thread is semi-lurker bait.

Yeah it's nice to be able to quit willy nilly. It is what I did at my last job, only I gave them a month's notice to give me time to find another gig. Had they let me go I wouldn't have cared, but they kept me the entire month.

 

[sze5003]

Unfortunately with all my student loans and bills I could not afford to not have a job even for a month..that and having to help out family too.

Those of you are lucky to enjoy any time off. Every time I take a day off, it feels like a complete tease or waste. Need more than one to enjoy it.

 

[highland145]

No mortgage, no car payments, right behind you OP.


Wait.....wife, 11 year old, retirement, beer fund........eff me. Back to the grind.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

I might have to quit in 3 weeks, and I'm kind of looking forward to it!

There's something very liberating about having that kind of freedom. And it's not like I couldn't find another job in IT...

There is something liberating about it because everyone else is working and you're not. The guy who takes your order? Working. The workers maintaining the roads you drive on? Working. Filling up the gas at the gas station? Working.

Point being - I Would feel fuckin' ashamed to be sucking on the government teet that everyone else in this nation seems to spiel loud and proud.

 

[Jimzz]

No mortgage, no car payments, right behind you OP.


Wait.....wife, 11 year old, retirement, beer fund........eff me. Back to the grind.

Yea me and my wife are HARD paying our house right now. Down to 180k-ish and should have it paid off in 2 years. After that F-You jobs if you piss us off.

 

[manimal]

No mortgage, no car payments, right behind you OP.


Wait.....wife, 11 year old, retirement, beer fund........eff me. Back to the grind.

same

the older I get the more expensive life gets


good times

 

[highland145]

Yea me and my wife are HARD paying our house right now. Down to 180k-ish and should have it paid off in 2 years. After that F-You jobs if you piss us off.

Keep at it. Between the house and 2 cars, I would guess ~$1500/mo not going out each month. But I still have the other stuff to see about.

 

[mrrman]

Must be nice to be in a position to just quit work because you don't feel like working.

I wish....

 

[CrazyShiz]

There is something liberating about it because everyone else is working and you're not. The guy who takes your order? Working. The workers maintaining the roads you drive on? Working. Filling up the gas at the gas station? Working.

Point being - I Would feel fuckin' ashamed to be sucking on the government teet that everyone else in this nation seems to spiel loud and proud.

That's actually not why it's liberating. It's liberating because I don't have any need to stay in one particular job for the security of having a steady paycheck. If the working environment gets bad enough, I can just leave. THAT is where the liberation comes from.

And I guess you missed the part where I said that it shouldn't be hard to find another IT job

 

[Raizinman]

I don't mind paying your unemployment. A thank you card would be nice though.

 

[Fritzo]

Not true, depends on why you quite and job.

It usually has to be for:

- not being paid
- unsafe or unhealthy work environment
- changes in your job responsibilities
- discrimination
- health and safety risks on the job
- family emergencies

 

[Jimzz]

That's actually not why it's liberating. It's liberating because I don't have any need to stay in one particular job for the security of having a steady paycheck. If the working environment gets bad enough, I can just leave. THAT is where the liberation comes from.

And I guess you missed the part where I said that it shouldn't be hard to find another IT job

Yep thats the same thought me and my wife have. After we get to about 700-900k in net worth and pay of the house we can do other jobs to support our basic needs and still live ok.

Its not about NOT working, its about working when and where you want.