Would you ever quit your job without having another one lined up?

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amdhunter

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Originally posted by: thirtythree
Originally posted by: amdhunter
Been there. Took me 2+ years and my entire bank account + racking up a ton of bills before I found another job.
I probably don't need to ask, but... do you regret it?

Yeah. I am just now getting comfortable again. I really won't be 100% until probably this Christmas, when my only debt in life will be my car.

I honestly blew 5 digit amounts in so little time it isn't funny.

I totally regret it. I quit my last job out of spite, and it is the stupidest thing I have ever done in my life.
 

GeekDrew

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I've done it before, and would do it again, though I strongly discourage it. ;)
 

jinduy

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Originally posted by: thirtythree
Originally posted by: pcnerd37
Quitting without having something lined up gives you the fear you need to find a job that you really want quickly.
What do you mean? It motivates you to find a job, or it makes you desperate and willing to get another job you'll end up disliking?

it's kinda interesting because logically you'd think you'd be more desperate when you're unemployed. however i felt almost unbearably desperate at my old job where i was just short of quitting because friends told me i should not and was almost going to take any job thrown at me.

btw i really sympathize with people in this situation as i've been in it twice in my life and it really sucks.
 

thirtythree

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Originally posted by: jinduy
Originally posted by: thirtythree
Originally posted by: pcnerd37
Quitting without having something lined up gives you the fear you need to find a job that you really want quickly.
What do you mean? It motivates you to find a job, or it makes you desperate and willing to get another job you'll end up disliking?

it's kinda interesting because logically you'd think you'd be more desperate when you're unemployed. however i felt almost unbearably desperate at my old job where i was just short of quitting because friends told me i should not and was almost going to take any job thrown at me.
Yes, I suppose that's true. EDIT: Wait a second... you're not pcnerd37 :p Oh well. Duly noted.
 

Kelemvor

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Based on your criteria of supporting only myself an d having a stash that I could support myself for quite a while without any income, then I would if the circumstances were bad enough at the position. But since I'm unlikely to have enough saved up that I would consider it, I'd say No.
 

tallest1

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I really want to. And I've been emotionally and physically pushed to the point of exhaustion where I feel I can't work anymore but I'd never leave with out a job lined up. But Its really hard searching for a new job when my current employer is raping me with 65 hour weeks.

And no, I'm not exaggerating. Just last night I had to run an entire grocery store *by myself* from open till close.
 
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yep, just did it myself.
had 10k in my savings and upped and moved from south dakota to denver, co
found a job within a week.
it was very nerve wrecking for me, but is very easy to do for others.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: thirtythree
Assuming you're only supporting yourself and, if necessary, have enough saved up to support yourself for quite a well.

based on those assumptions, yes.

right now i couldn't do it.
 

thirtythree

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Originally posted by: tallest1
I really want to. And I've been emotionally and physically pushed to the point of exhaustion where I feel I can't work anymore but I'd never leave with out a job lined up. But Its really hard searching for a new job when my current employer is raping me with 65 hour weeks.

And no, I'm not exaggerating. Just last night I had to run an entire grocery store *by myself* from open till close.
What size grocery store?
 

purepolly

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absolutely...

I did it as a single parent with a mortgage. All and all, it has worked out very well.
 

Ipno

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Depends on the situation. In my case it was the early 90s, I was making $6 an hour as a tech guy for a mom&pop computer store, and the owner was asking me to lie to customers about what they needed to fix their computers (IE: corrupted HDD required an entire mobo/CPU/RAM/HDD)

I told him where he could shove it.
 

thirtythree

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Well, I gave a month's notice today (with the condition that I'll let them know two weeks in advance if I need to leave earlier). My boss is giving me until tomorrow to change my mind.
 

BKLounger

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did it once. Had one of those moments at the old job where my brain just suddenly snapped and i just walked out. Luckily i found a much better jobs 3 weeks later, but i definately would say make sure you have a couple grand saved up so you don't have to live like a bum while you are looking for another job.