I'm Possibly About to Do Something Possibly Stupid
I'm seriously considering quitting my job. I mean - putting in my two week notice tomorrow morning quitting.
I do not have another job lined up.
The job market is completely crappy right now.
I do have 5 1/2 weeks of paid vacation coming my way. (So if I quit, that cash is paid out on my final check).
I do have a decent amount of savings I don't want to dip into, but I could.
I haven't been doing very good job hunting, in part because so much of my time is spent at my current job (being miserable and wishing I could quit). So I don't have much time for research and follow up and schmoozing.
I'd lose our health insurance. We almost never go to the doctor anyways. But still a big concern, since medical care in the country sucks.
If I quit, I'll have 7 1/2 weeks (counting my last two weeks + vacation time) to job hunt full time. (Well, almost full time during my last two weeks).
After 3 weeks, if I don't have any prospects, I can start temping.
Carlos thinks I should play it safe and stay where I am until something better comes along. And there's some wisdom in that line of thinking. That's been my line of thinking for over 3 years, as I've contemplated my career path. And I'm still somewhere I absolutely don't want to be. He's also supportive of whatever I decide.
But nothing great is going to happen if I don't really work at it and make big changes.
Thoughts?
I do not have another job lined up.
The job market is completely crappy right now.
I do have 5 1/2 weeks of paid vacation coming my way. (So if I quit, that cash is paid out on my final check).
I do have a decent amount of savings I don't want to dip into, but I could.
I haven't been doing very good job hunting, in part because so much of my time is spent at my current job (being miserable and wishing I could quit). So I don't have much time for research and follow up and schmoozing.
I'd lose our health insurance. We almost never go to the doctor anyways. But still a big concern, since medical care in the country sucks.
If I quit, I'll have 7 1/2 weeks (counting my last two weeks + vacation time) to job hunt full time. (Well, almost full time during my last two weeks).
After 3 weeks, if I don't have any prospects, I can start temping.
Carlos thinks I should play it safe and stay where I am until something better comes along. And there's some wisdom in that line of thinking. That's been my line of thinking for over 3 years, as I've contemplated my career path. And I'm still somewhere I absolutely don't want to be. He's also supportive of whatever I decide.
But nothing great is going to happen if I don't really work at it and make big changes.
Thoughts?