Would you quite your job with out having a new one lined up?

With this economy, I wouldn't dare do that. I would look for other opportunities, but I would stay on with my current job even if I couldn't stand it anymore. A couple of years ago, I was really hating my job so I went on and look for another one. I got another job, but just to make sure I didn't quit the previous one. I took a leave and started working on the other job. After I realize that the second job was worse, I've grown to have an appreciation for my previous job. So I quit the second job and stayed on with the first. I think, sometimes you just need perspective to appreciate what you already have.

Well, I have already done it!! And that too with a wife and kid.. I'm now employed with a competitor with the same salary. I will never let my self respect come second to my financial needs. I got my new job within 3 weeks and that too -a senior level job.

Humm, no I don't think that's very smart how bad things are now on finding a job my best bet is to just stay at the one you have no matter how much you hate it because it's a pain to find a new one sometimes. If you get lucky you will find one fat but that's extremely rare. Millions Americans don't have jobs and that's crazy that's why everything is so slow and hard for everyone and so much government help is being given. If you are being treated badly and unfairly then thts why you explain to them that you are leaven after you leave you are going to the dept of labor as soon as possible. You manager will shake in fear lol. Once you say your going to call that 1800 number haha lol .. But if you feel as if you hate it and just wait search for a job and when you get this job try it out for two weeks and if you like it a lot and enjoy it and you are ring treated nicely. Then you give them a two weeks notice if not just leave. That's my suggestion because if you have a job now be happy because you are in fact bless to have a job period. So wait ride the waves play there game then screw them over in the end if not do what my father does pray for them because GOD can deal with people far more better then we every can.

Yes i will quiet it.. if i have already a new good jobs.. and if i am not satisfied with my current jobs.. then i can..but it is not too easy to get a new jobs very quickly..

I did it once before, but at the time I was waiting for another job interview (I did not know the result yet, but I has an interview chance). But now, I would not quit before getting another better job. Even offered much better salary, I would check the new work environment before I decided to join the new one and quit the old one. It is not because I still like my current job, but sometimes it is better to have something you know than another promising thing you don't know anything about it (I believe there's such saying about it but I don;t remember).

NO! I have done that twice in my life, so I know from experience that it's a terrible idea. Regardless of how bad the work is, there is nothing worse than not having money for the bills when you had a job that was taking care of that problem. I can no longer think of a reason why a job would so bad that I can't wait until another job comes along before I quit it. I think the answer to this simply depends on how quitting this job would effect your financial situation. There has to be some kind of cushion for a person to just let go of a source of income. I was young and dumb, and I won't make that mistake again!

With the way things are these days I wouldn't just quit. Especially since I have a family that depends on every paycheck. My husband makes most the money but still any little bit helps. There are so many people struggling to find work these days that it wouldn't be a smart move to just up and quit. I would say as soon as things started going down hill to start looking for something else.

I have done that twice in my early years.At that stage there was parental support,hence i didn't feel the pain.But now i'm chastened and wouldn't advise anyone to follow the same course of action.I said to myself enough is enough and quit.But with the benefit of hindsight i would plan to enter a good company and quit only if i have another on hand.

There was one piece of advice that I got that was extremely important regarding work. Never quit something, unless you are sure that there is something that you can fall back on. It would be bad if you had a job that while it might not be the best in the world, did put some money in your wallet and then quit it, but then found out that there was nothing that you could find. So, its really not a good idea to quit anything, unless you have something solid to fall back onto. It is just not all that smart. We're all going to have jobs that we hate and that we are miserable in. However, when you have people to support, you might as well be paid, and keep plugging away day after day, unless you are certain without a shadow of a doubt that you can find something.

Yes I will resign right away! If the company will be accepting an on-the-spot resignation then much better. I have enough savings from my bank that will be able to support me searching for other better opportunity with another company. My advice is that you have to save something from your current job so that if things gets worse then you can just resign immediately. You can also just apply for a leave and look for a job to some companies with better opportunity for you to grow. It is more likely for you to get a job if you are still connected to another company or if it has been only some few days after you resigned. Enjoy the rest of the week.

I think I'll have to endure my job first until I can find a new one. It's best to have the assurance of having a new job after quitting the other because you have something to fall back on especially nowadays when we're facing economic crisis.

I think I'll have to endure my job first until I can get a new one. It's best to have the assurance of having a new job after quitting the other because you have something to fall back on especially nowadays when we're facing economic crisis.

Well,a person would do it,if he lived with his parents,and he knows money aren't so important at the momentBut I doubt that if one lived by himself,he would afford such a luxory.You have to be very irresponsible to do something like that :)

If you cannot stand it, quit. That is if you have an emergency fund/enough savings to cover your temporary unemployment. A good six months worth of your salary stashed in your emergency fund would be sufficient to sustain you while looking for another job. Otherwise, better look for another job before you resign unless you have somebody willing to support you.

I have tried it before. But nowadays it is very hard to find a new job with the same or higher salary.

Yes. In fact, I already done that and had never any regret. It's a risky decision to make especially when you're not applying for another job before doing it, but it's all up to you. Its my decision, I can often take risk in any situation. :)

It all depends on. If I were ten years younger, I wouldn't tolerate or hesitate.But now, I have my families to think about.Maybe I would choose to wait a better job offer.