Quitting a job...

[FutureDisneyEventPlanner]

Have you ever quit a job without having something else lined up?

What pushed you to do so?

 

[disneyeveryyear]

Yes, I did it for my mental health.

The one caveat - I spoke with DH and we knew we could live on his salary alone, so while it made money a little tight until I found something else, it wouldn't cause us a hardship.

 

[Squirlz]

I became unhappy with my Engineering job at Dart Container when the began emphasising procedure over results. I never designed in a linear fashion as they wanted. My boss, Tim Maggard, was a horrible drunk and drug addict. I arrived one morning to find a nasty email from him written at 3 AM. He called in "sick" that day. I told his assistant that I was taking my last 3 vacation days. After that I emailed my resignation. Put them into quite a panic I heard. I had enough money to get by.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Not since I was a teenager and I'm sure it was for some inane reason considering my then age.

 

[Spencer Wright]

Yes, I did it for my mental health.

The one caveat - I spoke with DH and we knew we could live on his salary alone, so while it made money a little tight until I found something else, it wouldn't cause us a hardship.

I would like to second this caveat. My better half did this twice without discussing first (I foresaw in advance), and it caused some rough times in the Wright/ Giordano household let me tell ya....

As long as financially it won't be a problem, my answer is yes. Sometimes it gets to a point where that's the best option for you!

 

[Klayfish]

Not since I was a teenager and I'm sure it was for some inane reason considering my then age.

Yep, this. I did it when I was a teen...more than once. Frankly I couldn't even tell you why, but it was probably something really stupid. Since graduating college, no, I've never done it.

Now, if I hit the lottery or find a long lost multimillionaire relative, the words "glory" "blaze" and "of" will apply to me leaving the work force...you can determine what order those words will belong.

 

[a1tinkfans]

Nope.
But my niece did recently.. and it ain’t looking good for now.

 

[gillep]

Once, but it was when I was younger and didn't have nearly as many financial responsibilities as I was just starting graduate school. My boss was verbally abusive and my fiance (now husband) was very supportive of me quitting. I was able to find a part time job very quickly to help fill the gap until I found another FT position a couple months later. I don't think that it is something I would even consider now, but I have been at my current job over 10 years and I am pretty happy with it.

 

[tink1970]

I did...after a person continued to threaten to kill me. I called my DH and said "when can I quit?" He was always worrying about me so he said "yesterday." We looked at our numbers and I never returned to work. I'm blessed, I know. Most people ask if I miss it, and I can honestly say no.

 

[Adelle Dazeem]

I did when I was in my 20's. I had to leave because the atmosphere was affecting my health - both physical and mental. The stress was overwhelming. My mom worked in the same company and saw firsthand what was happening and how it was hurting me. She strongly encouraged me to leave the company (I had been there for over 8 years) and move home to get healthy. I ended up being out of work for a few months and then found a better job. Leaving that toxic environment was one of the best things I ever did for myself.

 

[amberpi]

Yes. My ex-DH knew and encouraged me. The situation was abusive, my boss, the CEO screamed profanities at all of us, even when we did EXACTLY what he instructed and I was on the road almost 100% of the time, when we had agreed to 50%. I took several months off before looking again...it lead me to consulting and that was a fantastic thing for me. That said, ex could easily pay for our lifestyle and I had a slush fund of my own of a couple of years sitting in checking (dumb) so if he had left I would have been fine too. It really lead to me making a great change in terms of my career. Also, if it's starting to effect your health - mental or physical, please leave.

Good luck!

 

[Breezy_Carol]

Yes, I quit a job I loved and had been at for 10 years to stay home with my kids. Then we moved 50 miles away to be closer to DH's work. After about 3 years I found another job part time.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

 

[CeruleanMoon]

I did once. It's a long story but the short version is that my workplace went through a major restructuring. They moved me to a different department and to a different job. Then a few months later, they told me that my 25 hr a week position was going to be a full time one from now on and that I could take it or leave it. My son was a baby and I had worked very hard with the previous administration to secure those part time hours, and I didn't care for the new position they'd assigned me to anyway. I had just graduated from grad school, so I figured that was my clue that it was time to move on. Money was tight, but my husband and I managed it, and 3 months later I had a new part time job (that used my new degree.)

 

[NYCgrrl]

I can certainly see someone leaving a position for their health and just hope they are in a position to do so.

 

[DVC-Don]

Once, but at the time I was also working two part time jobs in addition to the full time. I just hated the full time one. Within three months I was working full time at one of the part time jobs.

 

[FutureDisneyEventPlanner]

I wish I could quit but I have to pay $700 a month for my loans. Not really sure how I’d come up with that and the job market in my city is dry as bone.

 

[Micca]

I have 2 or 3 times and fortunately it worked out each time. I wouldn't recommend it though, I was very lucky.

 

[pryncess527]

DH did, with my support. The job was making him miserable, and we'd created a savings account specifically nicknamed "Take this Job and Shove It" so that neither of us would feel trapped. It's been a long hard path helping him find a career that will bring him satisfaction, but I feel so fortunate that we had the savings to give him that time, and it looks like taking the risk may pay off in the next few months.

 

[Kitty 34]

Yes because I got married and moved from Chicago to Ft Collins, CO.