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Quitting with no job lined up...

26 replies

QuitterShitter · 23/01/2023 22:35

I'm doing this tomorrow, I can't stand it anymore. I'm regularly in tears and feeling sick constantly. I've never taken a risk like this in my life but I've written out my resignation and I feel so much better for it. I'm thinking at least I'll have more time to brush up on some new skills, take some breathing space and throw myself into job hunting.

I do have a mortgage but enough savings (touch wood no big bill etc) to last me 18 months or so. No children or pets. I work in administration so not specialised and I'll happily do anything for work to tide me over for the time being.

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QuitterShitter · 23/01/2023 22:36

Oh and I will of course work my one month's notice I'm not just waltzing out the door

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QuitterShitter · 23/01/2023 22:37

All my other jobs have been long term and stable other than this one

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LightSpeeds · 23/01/2023 22:40

Yay! Just do it. It sounds awful for your mental health...

Good luck x

JustCri · 23/01/2023 22:45

Agreeing with @LightSpeeds
Though I only peeped here cause in the morning I'm also going to send a message to my current employer to say I'm leaving. And I've also never left a job with nothing else lined up...and I feel arrogant and hope to not regret it...but maybe it's all about saying when enough is enough!
Good luck!

snowflakeinastorm · 23/01/2023 22:50

Definitely leave. You have a good buffer with savings. It is not worth making
yourself ill staying there, and possibly going long term sick. Once that cloud has lifted on your final day, it will be so much easier for you to get yourself together to job hunt. Good luck.

FirstFallopians · 23/01/2023 23:00

I did this once. Call centre for mortgage arrears. Kept being told I was being too nice to the customers, horrible boss who’d just been promoted and had me in his sights to show he meant business.

Absolutely hated the place. Called DH (then Fiancé) from the lobby and told him I couldn’t hack it anymore. He told me he supported whatever decision I made. We were planning a wedding, v little savings and a hefty rent.

I packed up my desk and just left. Boss rang in a panic and I just told him I was on the bus on my way home 😂. A few weeks later I landed a new job which I loved with a great team. No regrets!

thestorm · 23/01/2023 23:01

I did this nearly a year ago. The job I was in was fine, but the person I was working with and who was supposed to be training me was vile. They were bullying me, making me anxious and I reached a point of bring in tears at my desk in an office full of people several times. I was not going to stick around. So I quit with nothing lined up. I took a job that was meant to be a stop gap. 9 months on that job has seen me promoted twice, extremely passionate about the job and the company, and having more support and encouragement in a job than any other. Go for it, sometimes the scariest leap into the unknown can be the most rewarding.

canfor · 23/01/2023 23:03

I've done it. Took me 3 months to find a new job I loved. Never looked back. Take the plunge OP!

Suzi9989 · 23/01/2023 23:07

No job is worth your mental health! Best of luck with your new chapter and taking control

Bouledeneige · 24/01/2023 07:43

I did it too - though the morning I walked out I had no idea that was how my day would unfold. I'd been bullied and undermined for years. After a big meeting where I was told I could present my slides but not speak I went to my office, packed up my bag and left. I had another job within 3 months on more money. I scared myself but it turned out fine - I just couldn't take anymore.

Twizbe · 24/01/2023 08:00

I've done it too.

Found a new job very quickly.

If you work your notice, work to rule only. Make sure your handover is complete, work your contracted hours etc.

good96 · 24/01/2023 16:38

No advice to really give you, but you can’t be in a job that you’re not happy in - so I don’t blame you for handing your notice in - there will be a much increased sigh of relief when you do though! Good Luck for what comes next - don’t rush into making that next move if you don’t have to!

Peckhaminn · 24/01/2023 16:45

Hi OP. I did this only two weeks ago with no job lined up! Best decision. I've now been offered a role in a completely different sector so it's a bit of a gamble but please leave. Nothing worse than being unhappy at work

Motherhentoall · 24/01/2023 17:24

I did this after 3 weeks off at Christmas (we shut down and I had annual leave to use up) best decision I have ever made, everyone is ignoring me now 🙄which just reinforced my decision. I had a new job in 5 days in a slightly different sector (but same discipline). DOOOOOOOOOO IT

Strumpetpumpet · 24/01/2023 20:40

I did this, last August the day I returned from a weeks holiday. I’d only been there 9 months but really hated the job. I had to work 3 months notice but was lucky enough to find a new job straight away with a 20% pay rise and so far am loving it. Sometimes it’s definitely the right thing to do. Best of luck to you x

LlynTegid · 24/01/2023 20:42

I wish you luck in finding a new job soon, where your skills and knowledge are appreciated.

Goatbilly · 26/01/2023 13:07

You may or may not get another job quickly and which is better than the current one. I know plenty of people of people who jumped from a frying pan into the fire and it didn't work out.

ProfYaffle · 26/01/2023 13:54

I did the same thing in 2021. I had a job offer within 24hrs of handing my notice in. New job has it's quirks but is much better than the old one.

As you're in admin I don't think you'll have problems getting work through an Agency.

Lisaaas1 · 26/01/2023 20:52

Absolutely do this and look after your own wellbeing. Admittedly we all have days/weeks when work isn't great but there are boundaries and you and anyone else in the situation clearly deserves more. The world of work has changed these days and short stints on a CV are usually not an issue. What is important is you...look after you, you will find another employer more deserving of you and if you don't just keep trying!

StaringAtTheWater · 26/01/2023 20:59

I've done this and I say do it!

You can get to the point that you are so desperate to leave your current job, that this desperation come through in interviews and ruins your chances of getting another. When I resigned, it was a big weight off my shoulders, and I relaxed and performed much better in interviews. I got offered a great new role before my notice period was even up! (Having tried and failed to get a new job for over 6 months previously)

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 26/01/2023 20:59

I work in administration so not specialised and I'll happily do anything for work to tide me over for the time being

Take a week off then sign up with some temp agencies. That can lead to permanent work and even if it doesn't you'll be getting experience of different environments and different systems. At the very least it will bring money in while you plan your next move.

CoconutQueen · 26/01/2023 21:08

Following with interest.....agree no job should make you feel physically or mentally ill. Also agree re above point about the desperation coming across with new job seeking/interviews etc...

anotherdayinparadises · 26/01/2023 22:28

I did this about 7 years ago. I was in a similar situation and had enough savings to support myself for at least 6 months.

Luckily I got a temp job and I've been working in the same company ever since. It did me the world of good to leave the toxic workplace.

The job market is quite good at the moment for admin vacancies. Temporary work can lead to all sorts of opportunities if you work hard and have a good attitude.

Good luck OP

ToBeOrNotToBee · 26/01/2023 22:30

I done this, and was unemployed for a grand total of 3 days, including a weekend.

Good luck!

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 26/01/2023 22:34

I did this and had no savings although my DH could cover the necessities. My mental health was on the floor it was horrendous so I had to leave. I worked my notice and found a temp job about a week later then got a different permanent job and the temp job also offered me a permanent role. You will be ok OP