Anyone here just thought "Sod it" & walked from their job?
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I'm sure everyone has done this with paper rounds / student jobs / times when they have no dependents. I'm talking about jacking in a pretty well paying, corporate role.
I'm getting bloody close to the stage where I'm highly minded to hand my resignation in with nothing to move to. If I were to do so, I would have enough money for around 6 months of mortgage / school fees etc, etc.
I'm just at the stage where I simply don't want to be here, don't enjoy the job and can't get any motivation at all to deliver shareholder value and all that crap.
However, I have absolutely no idea what I want to do. I know I'm good at sales and I know I need to bring in six figures, but that's pretty much all I know!
Any experiences, thoughts, insights would be most gratefully received!
I'm getting bloody close to the stage where I'm highly minded to hand my resignation in with nothing to move to. If I were to do so, I would have enough money for around 6 months of mortgage / school fees etc, etc.
I'm just at the stage where I simply don't want to be here, don't enjoy the job and can't get any motivation at all to deliver shareholder value and all that crap.
However, I have absolutely no idea what I want to do. I know I'm good at sales and I know I need to bring in six figures, but that's pretty much all I know!
Any experiences, thoughts, insights would be most gratefully received!
I have done this, my advice looking back, don't!
I was in the same boat and did this. I then spent the next 6 months looking for a job and although I was getting through to second/third stage interviews I always had a mark against me versus other candidates over the fact that I walked out of a company with nothing to go to.
The army have a saying don't leave the jeep until the helicopter arrives.
Looking back I should have stayed until I found a role, although I am now in a job I love it was hard after the first 3/4 months.
If I were you I would look through Linkedin, they have a good job search selection now mostly direct with no Agencies involved
What industry are you in by the way OP?
Oh and Good Luck!
I was in the same boat and did this. I then spent the next 6 months looking for a job and although I was getting through to second/third stage interviews I always had a mark against me versus other candidates over the fact that I walked out of a company with nothing to go to.
The army have a saying don't leave the jeep until the helicopter arrives.
Looking back I should have stayed until I found a role, although I am now in a job I love it was hard after the first 3/4 months.
If I were you I would look through Linkedin, they have a good job search selection now mostly direct with no Agencies involved
What industry are you in by the way OP?
Oh and Good Luck!
schmalex said:
I'm sure everyone has done this with paper rounds / student jobs / times when they have no dependents. I'm talking about jacking in a pretty well paying, corporate role.
I'm getting bloody close to the stage where I'm highly minded to hand my resignation in with nothing to move to. If I were to do so, I would have enough money for around 6 months of mortgage / school fees etc, etc.
I'm just at the stage where I simply don't want to be here, don't enjoy the job and can't get any motivation at all to deliver shareholder value and all that crap.
However, I have absolutely no idea what I want to do. I know I'm good at sales and I know I need to bring in six figures, but that's pretty much all I know!
Any experiences, thoughts, insights would be most gratefully received!
It sounds like you're fed up with the corporate bullsI'm getting bloody close to the stage where I'm highly minded to hand my resignation in with nothing to move to. If I were to do so, I would have enough money for around 6 months of mortgage / school fees etc, etc.
I'm just at the stage where I simply don't want to be here, don't enjoy the job and can't get any motivation at all to deliver shareholder value and all that crap.
However, I have absolutely no idea what I want to do. I know I'm good at sales and I know I need to bring in six figures, but that's pretty much all I know!
Any experiences, thoughts, insights would be most gratefully received!
t. Unfortunately you will get get this at any of the big well paying companies. had you thought of going it alone?Edited by DocArbathnot on Wednesday 10th July 13:50
schmalex said:
I'm sure everyone has done this with paper rounds / student jobs / times when they have no dependents. I'm talking about jacking in a pretty well paying, corporate role.
I'm getting bloody close to the stage where I'm highly minded to hand my resignation in with nothing to move to. If I were to do so, I would have enough money for around 6 months of mortgage / school fees etc, etc.
I'm just at the stage where I simply don't want to be here, don't enjoy the job and can't get any motivation at all to deliver shareholder value and all that crap.
However, I have absolutely no idea what I want to do. I know I'm good at sales and I know I need to bring in six figures, but that's pretty much all I know!
Any experiences, thoughts, insights would be most gratefully received!
It sounds like you're fed up with the corporate bullsI'm getting bloody close to the stage where I'm highly minded to hand my resignation in with nothing to move to. If I were to do so, I would have enough money for around 6 months of mortgage / school fees etc, etc.
I'm just at the stage where I simply don't want to be here, don't enjoy the job and can't get any motivation at all to deliver shareholder value and all that crap.
However, I have absolutely no idea what I want to do. I know I'm good at sales and I know I need to bring in six figures, but that's pretty much all I know!
Any experiences, thoughts, insights would be most gratefully received!
t. Unfortunately you will get get this at any of the big well paying companies. had you thought of going it alone?Edited by DocArbathnot on Wednesday 10th July 13:50
chr15b said:
two things to think about:
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the question "why did you leave your last job"
The question is easy, i've had it before.references
the question "why did you leave your last job"
"Because i hated my last job, wasnt happy doing it, this had an impact on myself and the business and as such decided that I would leave, as I wanted to be getting paid for something i enjoy doing and can be good at"
I once walked out of a decent paying job just as euro 96 was starting because they would not give me time off to watch the England games, does that count?
No dependants/monthly outgoings then so no need to worry.
After being made redundant early last year let me tell you there is not a great deal out there so unless you have something to move onto I'd look into it a bit more first, try throwing a few sickies first whilst the weathers good.
No dependants/monthly outgoings then so no need to worry.
After being made redundant early last year let me tell you there is not a great deal out there so unless you have something to move onto I'd look into it a bit more first, try throwing a few sickies first whilst the weathers good.
fjord said:
chr15b said:
two things to think about:
references
the question "why did you leave your last job"
The question is easy, i've had it before.references
the question "why did you leave your last job"
"Because i hated my last job, wasnt happy doing it, this had an impact on myself and the business and as such decided that I would leave, as I wanted to be getting paid for something i enjoy doing and can be good at"
now imagine its you and a.n.other as the final two, and he's still employed and citing reason for leaving as wanting to advance career
I did it, I had an idea what I was going to do once I had left though.
Used to work for a London based company working all over the UK and Western Europe, great money. I got so hacked off with never being at home (cost me a missus), never able to enjoy my home and drive my car. Had to give two months notice and towards the end of that time I was getting very nervous, although planning for the next step helped focus the mind a bit.
Been self employed, doing what I love for the last five years, my daily commute is 1 mile and I'm paying all the bills and enjoying life. Not going to say it was easy but it has worked out for me.
Used to work for a London based company working all over the UK and Western Europe, great money. I got so hacked off with never being at home (cost me a missus), never able to enjoy my home and drive my car. Had to give two months notice and towards the end of that time I was getting very nervous, although planning for the next step helped focus the mind a bit.
Been self employed, doing what I love for the last five years, my daily commute is 1 mile and I'm paying all the bills and enjoying life. Not going to say it was easy but it has worked out for me.
Polariz said:
It's always easier to get a new job, while you already have a job.
Has always been my mantra. However, I'm not sure I can stand it this time. For those asking what I do, I'm in telecoms sales, so as much as I'd love to go it alone, I don't have a marketable skill that I can take to customers without having some kind of product / service to offer. I've said to my wife many times that we should set up a consultancy, as she's ITIL Manager / 6Sigma Black Belt qualified and we could do quite well, but she's not really up for me selling her!I jacked in a contract at a well known bank back in March for pretty much the reasons you just described. Highest rate I'd ever had and could have been there through much of next year probably.
This is the quietest I've ever know the market for what I do, I've never been more than 6 weeks max to find another contract, it's been 3 months thus far although I'm sitting here waiting for a call to possibly start a new one Monday.
I've done all the jobs I wanted to do around the house so I'm just starting to get a bit bored.
I think it'll be a long time before I walk off a contract again. First time I'd ever done it but I just needed a proper break from all the bullst. Keen and eager to go again now though! 
This is the quietest I've ever know the market for what I do, I've never been more than 6 weeks max to find another contract, it's been 3 months thus far although I'm sitting here waiting for a call to possibly start a new one Monday.
I've done all the jobs I wanted to do around the house so I'm just starting to get a bit bored.
I think it'll be a long time before I walk off a contract again. First time I'd ever done it but I just needed a proper break from all the bulls
t. Keen and eager to go again now though! The problem with hitting the 'fk it' button and just walking out is that your employer can sue you for the impact this will have on their business.
Nothing wrong with leaving a job with nothing to go to - I've done it myself. Tempting when the weather is as it is.
I very much hold the view that life is too short to be in a job which makes you unhappy. The key to managing this is not to saddle yourself with massive outgoings.
k it' button and just walking out is that your employer can sue you for the impact this will have on their business.Nothing wrong with leaving a job with nothing to go to - I've done it myself. Tempting when the weather is as it is.
I very much hold the view that life is too short to be in a job which makes you unhappy. The key to managing this is not to saddle yourself with massive outgoings.
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