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03-11-2015, 01:32 PM | #48 | |
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It sounds like you are doing to much thinking and not enough doing. Its plenty fine to analyze a situation and best prepare yourself but the longer you wait, the harder it becomes to take that step. For example, you wanted to hit up your contact about financial advising but someone here said they had a bad experience. WHO GIVES A SHIT!?!?!? Are you that person... NO! Make the phone call and see where it takes you. Your own worst enemy is yourself. At some point you need to stop listening to the horror stories, stop getting everyones opinion and just do you. Best of luck man, i've been in your situation (still kind of am) and I kow that my fault is that I analyze things to the smallest detail and it keeps me from making a move. My wife on the other hand is a step first, look later type of person. We balance eachother out. You just have to make that step. Make that phone call. Send your resume. Take that class... Whatever it may be |
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03-11-2015, 01:38 PM | #49 |
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I have quit without having a plan as well... it worked out very well for me even though many thought i was crazy. Granted, I didnt burn any bridges whatsoever as it was with fore warning... not long after I found a job that was diffefent enough for me to like with a 50% pay raise in a better area for me. Would I quit again without a plan? The answer is no... but risks are often times worth it, I may be in the same position again soon but this time I'll have an actual solid plan.
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I can tell you from the hiring standpoint you're usually better off showing a continuous string of jobs on your resume rather than having to explain a gap. Especially when you tell the interviewer(s) that gap was because you left a job voluntarily without a good reason (like going back to school or something).
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03-11-2015, 01:53 PM | #52 | |
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I was getting opinions but you're right that that itself won't stop me. |
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03-11-2015, 02:00 PM | #53 | |
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And I've never had to BS my way into a job. I've always been able to let my experience and references speak for me. I don't know that I'd want a job that I had to BS to get. What happens when the rubber hits the road and you can't produce what you claimed? Maybe things are different in the financial world, but in IT incompetence becomes apparent pretty quickly. (Not that there aren't incompetent IT people out there.)
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03-11-2015, 02:34 PM | #56 |
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Once your company is getting more out of you than you are out of it, and there's clearly no light visible at the end of the tunnel (not a temporary storm which ALL careers have), then you have to ask yourself, do I need to keep doing this?
I'd say, it's OK to quit without another job (IF you've done the math and can afford it for a while), but it not OK to quit without a plan. A plan could be going back to skool, or starting your own business, or travelling the world, or something other than just sitting at home, watching TV and drinking beer. If someone left to do nothing, that would be a big red flag for me as a prospective employer, compared to someone who quit to try something different in life. Especially if they can show that they didnt just bail at the first sign of adversity, but instead showed some tenacity, and endured some harshness for a while before finally, reluctantly pulling the plug. If today was the first time you really seriously thought about quitting, then it's too early to pull the plug yet. Good luck !
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I've never held a gap in employment against someone if they were downsized or had to leave for a good reason. And I love giving new grads a chance to prove themselves. As long as they can show they have the basic knowledge and ability to learn. I agree with your point about the devaluation of education. That's a real problem in this country where we like to push people through the mill just so they can flash a diploma. Lots of paper tigers out there these days. That's a problem more for new job seekers than anyone else. Like you say, it just makes it harder to get your foot in the door.
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I applied for different positions at work. One of them was cancelled, I didn't get one of them, and the other one is up in the air (no set date when they will fill it). I have thought about a change for a while. I couldn't do anything since I was covering for someone on personal leave so I didn't want to leave. She's recently quit and I feel that I shouldn't let anything hold me back. I can afford to go 6 months to maybe a year without working (unless I spend it all on travelling the world). |
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I read the news today and one guy had a court judgement against him by his employer for quitting his job as his employer suffered financially and had to fly a replacement in to finish what he didn't....so make sure you know your legal obligations before just saying fu&k it. |
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I agree that it's not a good idea to burn bridges. But if you don't like what you're doing, then try to find a way to shift into another career. It's just not a good idea to call it quits immediately if you plan on staying in the same industry (or as a general professional courtesy).
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