Resignation: Is it practical during these trying times?

If I were in your place, I'd probably resign as well - something with a negative effect on the health should not be suffered on. But then I'm young and I can easily move back in with my parents if I have to - they're still doing pretty well and will be sending my sister back to school for post graduate studies, so I somewhat have the option to follow suit :) I hope you let us know what you do in the future, and how it turns out! Thanks for the response on my discussion!

Hi, I would suggest you stay there till you find another job. Sometimes I too feel like giving up. But the alternative is quite frightening in these tough times. Wait for economy to pickup

As long as you still have something to fall back on - your parents perhaps, then I think you're taking a worthwhile risk. Anything that affects your health negatively isn't something we should stick around with unless it would bring worse things if we let it go. However, if the subject is someone who has to support a family or himself/herself; I do believe that resignation would be impractical. Companies would rather have applicants who STILL have a current job - it's the applicant's leverage saying, "I don't mind if you don't want me, I still have a job" - it gives a better impression on the HR. Also, if the applicant were to come in jobless, there's still that element of the doubt in the minds of the HR why the applicant was jobless. It doesn't matter if the applicant claims he resigned and did not get fired, he's still jobless :P Thanks for the response on my discussion!

Funny how my case is totally different from yours. My job is not compensating me well. And it seems like my earning trend is going backwards. But how come I can't find the heart to quit my job? In your case, I do understand how terrible it is to be fed up with everything going around. However, for now when there's no other job to land on yet, better endure the hardships for now. Sometimes, when we are in the middle of something, everything seems magnified and intensified. Perhaps what you need to do is take a break for a while? Probably phone in sick for 3 days? LOL. And relax. Give yourself time to unwind. Pick up the pieces. And face your opponents as a stronger yet calmer person. Before you impulsively hand that resignation letter. You just said it. There is a crisis. So be on the safer side. But if this job you are saying is ruining your entire person. Like it's killing you literally, then quit it, and leave it all up to God to lead you somewhere else. But then you'll be keepinbg your fingers crossed until the new job comes in.

Its better to hold on to what you are in your job position for now as we know its already the hard times to look for another job. But in your own reasons of pulling up that resignation, shall it be depending on your forecast of your career. On this times that its not yet to be the time to have to resign, I would prefer staying a little more longer before going to submit that resignation.