Quitting my job before finding a new one
Resigning without a secured job leaves people terrified of prolonged unemployment and unable to cover their living expenses. For others, the rough job market and toxic situations push them to the breaking point of wanting to walk away regardless of the outcome.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1keeping the current job until a new offer is secured
- 2continuing to apply for new jobs while staying employed
- 3converting to part-time work to maintain income while interviewing and updating the resume
- 4quitting completely and moving based on intuition
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“im decided to submit my resignation letter but too scared to do it now because Im still in the process of applying to a new job.”source ↗
“The problem is if i resign with no secured new job, im afraid that i will be jobless for a long time and not provide for our living expenses.”source ↗
“Has anyone ever just moved cities with no job lines up and said fuck it?”source ↗
“What should I do? How do I go about if I want to move with no potential job lined up? I know the job market is rough right now but I’m at a point where I don’t even care what happens lmao.”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
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- 3Should I resign before my background check clears?