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I've decided I NEED to quit my job
shardian:
The time has come that I NEED to move on.
I've been miserably suffering thru this job the last 2 years. My work productivity is a joke, I should have never stayed here as long as I have. I cannot even force myself to concentrate on my work. As some of you know, I went thru spell a few months ago similar, but I just know in my gut I have to get out of here, take a break, and work on getting another job in my field. I am scared senseless about this decision. I have enough emergency savings to cover expenses for more than 6 months easy. That is not my concern. I am concerned most about insurance for my wife and child. I have been taking a look at the field for new jobs, but things "seemed" to be getting better here, so I wasn't aggressively pursuing anything. The fact that I already have a good job, insurance, etc, kept me from doing anything.
Has anyone else just quit a job and took time off to re-evaluate things? My gut is telling me that a break to get my head screwed on straight would be just the thing. I feel that if I just hopped onto another job, my burnout would just follow me and ruin that job too. I jumped straight from school to marriage, full-time work, house buying, children having, child loss...the whole shebang.
This month is also a tough one for me, because our son was born 2 years ago tommorrow. You could say I am extra emotional right now, but that doesn't change the fact about how I feel.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: shardian on April 02, 2008, 11:46:08 am ---I jumped straight from school to marriage, full-time work, house buying, children having, child loss...the whole shebang.
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I did the same thing... I'd say look for a new job while keeping this one, at least in the short term. Takes so damn long to build up a 6 month cushion that I wouldn't want to blow it away. That would only put a different stress on my head once I found the new job.
myntik1:
I agree with Pinball and Chad. Find a new gig and then push out the start date as far as you can. This is a tough time of the year to quit a gig w/o a backup. I don't know what type of job you have, but in a little over a month there will be a ton of kids willing to work their arses off for a lot less loot. I don't know how many colleges/tech schools/etc are in your area, but where I live there has to be 20-30 within a half hour. While some are small D2 and D3 schools, my company gets flooded this time of year with resumes from Mt. Holyoke, UCONN, UMASS, and Amherst.
sirwoogie:
I agree with the other sentiments expressed here as well. Don't quit the job you have current until you have a firm hold on another one. As other above have said, I don't know what you do. But there are not many job sectors out there that are not experiencing downturn as well as increased pressure to bring in lower-paid (e.g. college students getting out of Winter semester). When faced with a frustrating job and no job, go with the former. The alternative is to ugly to think about.
ahofle:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on April 02, 2008, 12:05:12 pm ---Keep the current job while looking for a new one. If you get an offer at a new one, get it all signed and squared away with a start date 2-3 weeks down the road. Then immediately quit your current one and enjoy the vacation.
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Quoted for truth, but I'd make it a month. You can use COBRA to extend your health coverage for an extra month and enjoy some relaxing stress-free time off with your family.
I really regret not having more time off between school and my first job, first job to 2nd job, etc. I can't even imagine what it's like to have a month off with no worries about my job, or burning all my vacation reserves.
EDIT: And sorry to hear about the loss of your child. I can't even begin to imagine how hard that must be.
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