Should I stay or should I go?

[Speckledeggy]

I am utterly fed up in my current job and on the verge of handing my notice in. I don't have a job to go to but am confident I will find something quite easily as I have a very strong skillset and have contracted fairly extensively in the past.

Only trouble is, we are ttc and I suspect that I may be pregnant (just call it a gut feeling!).

DH doesn't mind if I leave my job. He's sick to death of me moaning about it. I would only qualify for statutory maternity pay and really hope to give up work when I have a baby. Is it worth sticking around for another 9+ miserable months or should I bite the bullet and just go?

My brain has stupidly gone into jitter mode. Any thoughts or pearls of wisdom would therefore be appreciated!

its all about the money honey!

if you can afford to sack it - then fuck it

if you cant - youd me proper daft to leave without going to another job first

Can't you wait for just a few weeks? Then you will know if you are pregnant in which case it is probably easier to stay where you are and just start maternity leave at the earliest possible opportunity, which gives you about 6 months more of money. If you resign now and find you are pregnant, it will presumably be difficult to find a permanent position, not sure what area you work in but maybe even contract will be difficult if you won't be around for the term of the contract.

Everyone is going to tell you that you should never leave a job until you have another one to go to so take it as read from me, but I appreciate how much being miserable in your job can affect your whole life so easier said than done. If you are so miserable though, why have you not looked for a job before now? Are you really sure it will be easy to get another job, it sounds as if you are relying on past experiences rather than having actively investigated the market today?

Valid points, thank you.

I've had my eye on the job market since January so I know what is out there but have only just started applying for jobs in earnest.

My job was in fact supposed to be changing as my boss acknowledged that my remit was too wide and my workload too high but that was three months ago and nothing has happened. This is partly due to her workload and our organisation which is currently undergoing massive changes at the moment. Factor in everything else that is happening and you have me - a totally deflated employee. I'm not in a very good place at the moment and equally it doesn't feel like a very good starting place to be looking for another job.

I have left jobs before with nothing to go. Believe it or not it's actually easier than trying to find a job while working.

Quitting always is the easiest option.