Quitting without a new job
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- isakosmo
Yaye or naye?
I know everyone says its getting better, but seems like there's loads of applications for not that many jobs, still now.
- Peter0
Is your mental health at stake?
If it's bad where you are: get out, don't look back, no matter how grim the creative market might look. Job lined up or not.
- +1stewdio
- <<discoduro
- +5, a challenge you'll come out on top fromdoesnotexist
- <---This is it.bort
- whatever perter saidjoseprieto
- Peter is 100% correct. I did the same, turned out great.TheTofuFactory
- Bargels0
^ Agree with PeterH. Dooooo it.
- babaganush0
Agree. It's very difficult to judge. Just HOW much do you hate your job. If you're tired and need a new job or challenge then probably stay and look for new opportunities.
If going to work makes you nauseous and hate one third (or more depending on your hours) of your life then get the f**k out of dodge pronto.
- GeorgesII0
anyways, no matter what you decide to do, good luck,
update us on your adventures
- zr0
Also depends if your next step is contracting jobs or permanent. A 1 month notice period makes applying for short contracts difficult at best, pointless at worst.
- johnnnnyh0
In my experience it is easier to get a job or convince a potential employer to hire you if you are already in work. However, if you are demotivated in your job you may come across at interview as desperate and therefore less likely to get the job.
If you leave you should at least have a clear plan of what you are going to do. I think in this climate I would stick with what you are doing but work to explore other opportunities. Give yourself a deadline to do this (say 3 months) and by which time you will either have a new job or you can reflect on how well you've done staying where you are or how hard it is to get a new position.
There is no easy answer but having done both things I would say staying and finding the opportunity while in work was far easier than burning your bridges too soon.
- lukus_W0
It's always easier to get a new job, when you have a job. Best be careful. In any case, good luck.
- lukus_W0
For when you decided to bite the bullet -> http://stewdio.org/iquit/
- maikel0
Mate, let's keep it simple. Quit your job only if you can afford it!
If you can live a few months (or a whole year) without your salary, get the hell out of where you are. If you'd be in pain after paying the first month's rent... you better stay.My two cents.
- mydo0
you don't sell your car and walk around for a week do you?
oh wait, that's a girlfriend analogy.
- Then whats public transport?
:IHombre_Lobo - prostitution?lukus_W
- Then whats public transport?
- JazX0
- travisbarto0
I agree with maikel. I've quit 2 full time jobs without anything lined up in the past (once right when the market crashed) and always found a job. If you do it I'd make sure you have some money saved up and a long list of people you plan to contact.
- JazX0
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- i_monk0
I did that at the end of 08. 14 months later I found a new job.
- gramme0
Hopefully you've got some money in the bank. There's of course less at stake if you don't have a family to support.
- wordsinyourmouth30
wait till you got another gig lined up dood.
- iCanHasQBN0
what does it matter when you're going to die anyway?
- exactly. and the earth will be totally consumed by the sun in 5 billion years.ribit
- JayCee0
Some of the most interesting people I have met, still have no idea what they are going to do with their lives. I don't really hang out with these people, I'm just saying.