Not having a job ready after quitting current job

Asura

To be blunt, I can't stand my current job anymore. All the bullshit and politics have gotten to me. I don't enjoy being there and even thinking about it makes me feel kind of depressed.

The only reason I'm still currently at my job is so that I can stay a few months and have a full year under my belt.

I've already begun looking for other jobs but I do worry that I may not have one ready before I quit.

My question is am I going to be in a very bad position if I don't have a job waiting for me after I quit my current job?

King Kong

Well no money coming in = not good. Plus depending on how long you take to find your next job (could be months), the hole in your work history won't look very good.

I've gone both ways and always regretted not finding a job before quitting my current one.

brandotheninjamaster

Do you currently live on your own?

Do you provide for anyone else?

How many pressing bills do you have?

How much do you have saved?

Invisible

A lot of it depends on what your current job is and what you're willing to do before you can find a similar job (for example, if you're a retail employee it's not going to matter because you can probably find another similar job quickly, while say if you're a sushi chef it might be harder). But like King Kong said you've also got to think about work history and the fact you won't have money coming in for at least a short period.

Fallout

King Kong wrote: »

Plus depending on how long you take to find your next job (could be months), the hole in your work history won't look very good.

Don't want to derail this, but I've got big, gaping holes in my work record. Like, months. I simply wasn't working in the time between. Is there a way I can get past these or are they pretty much going to kill me?

Asura

brandotheninjamaster wrote: »

Do you currently live on your own?
No.

Do you provide for anyone else?
No.

How many pressing bills do you have?
Internet, Cell Phone, and half the rent.

How much do you have saved?
20k

I do understand that having gaps looks bad, but I'm at the point where I'm gonna lose it. Mentally I'm slowly breaking down and I gotta get out of this place.

I may end up calling up my old boss that I use to work with part-time to try to fill the gap before I find my next full time job.

aesir

Of course it would be better to have a job lined up, but with the amount of cash you have saved up, you can afford to take a little time off from working while you find a new job.

tsmvengy

First - are you already looking for other jobs? If you haven't been really hammering to get another job, then don't quit. I think that not having a job you hate will make it that much harder to do the job search thing.

About gaps in your work history - I'm not so sure this really matters. It seems like it would be worse to have a ton of jobs in a small period of time than to have a gap.

I would hammer at the job search and apply to anything you find - and then get out of your current job when you have something lined up.

SkyGheNe

tsmvengy wrote: »

First - are you already looking for other jobs? If you haven't been really hammering to get another job, then don't quit. I think that not having a job you hate will make it that much harder to do the job search thing.

About gaps in your work history - I'm not so sure this really matters. It seems like it would be worse to have a ton of jobs in a small period of time than to have a gap.

I would hammer at the job search and apply to anything you find - and then get out of your current job when you have something lined up.

I would have had my application thrown out in various instances because of gaps were it not for a friend who recommended me for a job.

In summary, human resources is full of idiots.

BomanTheBear

If your job is truly fucking you that hard, I'd say 20k is plenty to take a sabbatical while you look for a job. Worst case, if you feel scared of having an occupation hole in your resume, enroll yourself in one night class at a tech school or something and say the time off was to further your education in some respect. Changes a negative to a positive (This man has self-improvement initiative!).

Scooter

BomanTheBear wrote: »

If your job is truly fucking you that hard, I'd say 20k is plenty to take a sabbatical while you look for a job. Worst case, if you feel scared of having an occupation hole in your resume, enroll yourself in one night class at a tech school or something and say the time off was to further your education in some respect. Changes a negative to a positive (This man has self-improvement initiative!).

This sounds good to me, and it'll give you something to do so you don't end up playing games all day or something. Depends on if you can sign up for classes now or would have to wait for summer or something I suppose.