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re: Ever resign from a job with nothing lined up?

Posted on 5/7/24 at 5:16 am to
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
53906 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 5:16 am to
Yep, nothing lined up and no two week notice. Best professional decision I ever made and kickstarted a career change I very much needed.
Posted by Lsupimp
Ersatz Amerika-97.6% phony & fake
Member since Nov 2003
78836 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 6:27 am to
Been there. Ego driven. Bad move.
Posted by PureBlood
The Motherland
Member since Oct 2021
3946 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 6:42 am to
Yes. But the economy wasn't fixing to take a shite, so, tread carefully.



Posted by Double Oh
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2008
17888 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 6:44 am to
If you have a decent size savings then hell yes i would quit. Life too short to be miserable at work
Posted by Hoops
LA
Member since Jan 2013
6552 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 6:46 am to
Handicap got down to sub 9
Posted by Yournamegoeshere
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2024
173 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 7:51 am to
No. The one time I knew I was getting fired, I made a phone call, resigned, and was back working for another company the next day. It’s always good to have friends that know you have good work ethics and not a POS. I eventually ended back at that same company years later after they fired the guy that had it out for me. No one misses him…

I will add to this. When I resigned, I went back to my old life as a millwright, working the plants. After 3 years, I had enough. I came home and worked 3 jobs. Part time at Autozone, part time for an oil change place, and part time for a medical equipment company. It was lots of hours, but I made it. Then the company I went back too called and was throwing money at me. 7 years I’d been gone and went back to double what I left at. And it’s 1000% better than when I left. A blessing honestly.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 8:06 am
Posted by LeTurdTheFerg
Member since Dec 2018
208 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 8:26 am to
Yes, was miserable at my last job and put in my 2 weeks on a whim during a morning meeting with my boss. Best decision I've made. Few weeks to relax, starting working part time for my Dad until I found my current job. 5 years later I haven't looked back.

Granted, I was living rent free at the time and was paid out on 150 hours of accrued PTO.
Posted by TheEnglishman
On the road to Wellville
Member since Mar 2010
3114 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:00 am to
quote:

was a truck stop blow job giver for a while between gigs.


I bet that job sucked
Posted by SantaFe
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
6595 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:01 am to
No but I did have two jobs at the same time once.
Posted by LSUDad
Still on the move
Member since May 2004
58847 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:08 am to
Yep, quit, they didn't want me to leave, so I stayed on another year, then quit again. Best move I ever made.
Posted by mthorn2
Planet Louisiana
Member since Sep 2007
1234 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:10 am to
If its just a "job" and you won't end up homeless go for it, if it's a career and you just want a different opportunity.....its a whole lot easier to find a job when ya got a job. Bet.
Posted by andouille
A table near a waiter.
Member since Dec 2004
10713 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:15 am to
Nope, never been fired, a few times the company was sold out from underneath me, but got something before they shut it down.
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