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post 1697799313 02-13-2024, 10:02 AM
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Think I'm gonna quit my job

Tired of it tbh. Have a nice nest egg of savings I got rot in for abit till I figure out my next move

What do misc
post 1697799453 02-13-2024, 10:05 AM
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I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything I thought it could be
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post 1697799513 02-13-2024, 10:06 AM
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Give your two weeks or just quit in an epic and memorable way.
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post 1697799583 02-13-2024, 10:08 AM
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Quit. Phuck it. Don’t waste your life away somewhere that makes you miserable especially if you have a savings to fall back on. Take it from me.
post 1697799623 02-13-2024, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted By kcadrenalin
I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything I thought it could be
post 1697800063 02-13-2024, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted By eod8988
Why quit? Get fired and then collect unemployment
beat me to it. The current job market is rough out there. Eventually you're going to run low on savings and when you do, it will take (at a minimum) 6 months to get a new job.

If you quit today, I'd start applying NOW for a job you hope to land by late summer.

To put things in perspective, I'm receiving preliminary interview offers and rejections from jobs I applied to back in November last year.

OR, you can just stay at your current job, and use the time while on the clock to apply to new jobs. Your urge to quit is just you being tired of that particular job.
post 1697800093 02-13-2024, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted By kcadrenalin
I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything I thought it could be
Sounds glorious

Thinking of just rotting for a month then go from there. Maybe take a 2 week vacation to thailand
post 1697801063 02-13-2024, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted By Maestro
beat me to it. The current job market is rough out there. Eventually you're going to run low on savings and when you do, it will take (at a minimum) 6 months to get a new job.

If you quit today, I'd start applying NOW for a job you hope to land by late summer.

To put things in perspective, I'm receiving preliminary interview offers and rejections from jobs I applied to back in November last year.

OR, you can just stay at your current job, and use the time while on the clock to apply to new jobs. Your urge to quit is just you being tired of that particular job.
Yea I'll still be working on something. I want to start my own hustle but don't know what yet
post 1697801253 02-13-2024, 10:43 AM
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Yeah just quit. If you're confident you can get on just fine in the meantime then don't throw any more days away for them
post 1697801273 02-13-2024, 10:44 AM
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post 1697801423 02-13-2024, 10:48 AM
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How big of a savings do you have?
post 1697801453 02-13-2024, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted By Duckliver
hehe
post 1697801533 02-13-2024, 10:51 AM
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sounds like a plan OP..........have no regratz
post 1697802343 02-13-2024, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted By MikeLowrrrey
How big of a savings do you have?
More than you can afford pal
post 1697802643 02-13-2024, 11:16 AM
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What's your contingency plan? Cus burning through your savings surely can't be it.
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post 1697803003 02-13-2024, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted By teodorkanev1
What's your contingency plan? Cus burning through your savings surely can't be it.
Find a job in a different field, start my own business, or travel till I go broke then collect stamps
post 1697803243 02-13-2024, 11:33 AM
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Awesome plan and great advice in this thread.

I have nothing to add.
post 1697804013 02-13-2024, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted By eod8988
Why quit? Get fired and then collect unemployment
This.

And also a few other things to think about.

-Savings goes quick when you've got no money coming in. I don't care how much you have...unless you're in your 50's/60's you don't want to be draining savings just because you don't want to work your current job anymore.
-You'll have to explain a gap in your employment to your next potential employer and "I quit b/c I was tire of their chit" doesn't sound good. You can try to spin it, but recruiters/HR isnt dumb.
-Job market isn't great right now....especially if you want to make a lateral salary move or even better, make more.
-It's easier to find a job when you already have one than the opposite. You can even play it cool and tell the future employer that you're relatively happy where you are you're just exploring to see what's out there....makes you not look desperate and have a little more negotiating room if they want you.

Just know that you're done mentally, do the bare minimum to get by...worst case they put you on a performance plan and you've got a little time/income still. Start looking/applying/networking now (if you havent already) and find something else before you jump ship. Also, don't just jump to some other job just to get out of this one.....3 months later you'll realize you're right back where you were.

I've been there before man. You can make a change for the better.
post 1697804103 02-13-2024, 12:00 PM
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Become a handy man doing simple stuff
post 1697804213 02-13-2024, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted By GooBaaa
Become a handy man doing simple stuff
Based. I have a pickup truck already
post 1697804823 02-13-2024, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted By thursdayParty1
Based. I have a pickup truck already
Start some “enterprise “ use your truck/gas as a write off

Do landscaping and handyman work

I worked one hour today and made $300 then went home and ate chicken fingers.
post 1697805253 02-13-2024, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted By GooBaaa
Start some “enterprise “ use your truck/gas as a write off

Do landscaping and handyman work

I worked one hour today and made $300 then went home and ate chicken fingers.
That's what I was thinking. Interested in hotshot work but I'd need a bigger truck for that. Only have a 1/2 ton right now
post 1697805423 02-13-2024, 12:30 PM
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I did this for a number of years. Quit my job and just goofed around for 6 months or so. Went back to work and built up the nest egg and repeated.

Its way better than working endlessly as you know there is always an end to look forward to.
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post 1697806903 02-13-2024, 12:59 PM
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exhausted but still can't sleep
post 1697807113 02-13-2024, 01:05 PM
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Evaluate your position thoroughly before pressing ahead. Of course, the Lord's will is over everything and everyone and you might very well find a better place, but the current numbers and figures speak volumes about had bad the employment world is.

I quit my last job and had a disgusting amount of savings secured, very well connected (as in I know governors and embaseddors) and it took three months to land my next role.

So think carefully.
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