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15476683 No.15476683 [Reply] [Original]

Is this a bad idea?

Currently in this situation. I have approx 2.5 years living expenses (more if I sold off assets) and fucking hate my job.

>> No.15476702

its better to just line up a new job, maybe even start working and collect two paychecks for a while

>> No.15476705

yes it is a bad idea, don't do yourself a disservice of becoming a neet and burning money whilst you look for jobs

>> No.15476728

For me I always say I'm going to look for the next job or whatever but never actually do till I quit. Unless you're super motivated and can duck away from work whenever for interviews n such. Walk away if you have the Capitol for it

>> No.15476741

Normally yes, but I've done it before. My job had my cucking it so hard that I just didn't have the energy to look for another job. So I saved up, quit, then made my way while I was unemployed.

>> No.15476748

Im doing this rn, it sucks but my old job was a fucking dumpster fire and i think i was about to be purged anyway.

>> No.15476758
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15476758

>>15476683
perfect way to restart your career back to entry level

>> No.15476761

>>15476683
It's almost always a bad idea. You'll burn money while between jobs and can end up eating into savings if the hunt goes longer than expected.
It's not that hard to line up interviews while still working.

>> No.15476762

>>15476683
see >>15476758

>> No.15476779

>>15476683
Do it, just did the same. Best feeling ever. You can figure out what to do during those 2,5 years.

>> No.15476797

>>15476683
i did the same
Traveled around for 6 months got a new job with 20k more per year. Next time i'll switch my job i'll ask again for a 10-20k raise.

>> No.15476816

My response rate having a job is so much better than when I don't.

>> No.15476848

Scott Pilgrim Ruined a Generation of Women

>> No.15476900

>>15476848
4chan ruined at least two generations of men

>> No.15477059

>>15476683
Did this a couple of times. About to do it again. Once you taste freedom, even for a little bit, you just can't go back to wagecucking. I'm amazed how many people here advise you to get another job before you quit your current one. Fuck this wageslave mentality. I haven't ever been more alive.
Now i always work for about a year and save up hard to just quit and actually live for about 6+ months, get back to wagecucking again, rinse and repeat. Never had any problem finding a new job (literally takes a day and a decent resume). I am not giving my best years to the jews. Im giving my best years to see the world, fuck whores, stay at home doing nothing and just enjoying my freedom.
All the 50+ year old retired boomers (aka "FIRE" retards) can suck the fat one. Have fun with your stress induced ED.

>> No.15477076

>>15476797
What % of a raise is that?
I wanna know what to ask for when I step up

>> No.15477129

>>15477076
Well ok, i went from a 60k per year job to a 84k per year job. it's actually way more than 20%.
I started to work for a international cooperation so they can pay higher wages and the HR won't blame you if you took your time off to ''travel'' and gain some life experience. But it really depends on you desu i always say my biggest capital is my mouth i can sell myself really good.

>> No.15477154

>>15477129
Wow, a 20% raise and I'd still be making less than $30k.
Fucking kill me

>> No.15477168

>>15477154
Where do you live and what's your profession?

>> No.15477185

>>15476758
Career cucks need to be gassed

>> No.15477226

>>15477168
living in NJ. currently working in retail management. Training and experience in a bunch of other fields, since I can basically pick up and do most things (I can weld, I've worked in film, some military experience, name an industry and I've probably got *some* experience in it). I'm very bad at selling myself, but when I get a job, I'm usually the first to get promoted into leadership positions.

>> No.15477263

>>15476683
It's just waaay easier to get another job when you already have one.

>> No.15477300

>Just left a position in finance
>Far fewer job opportunities because of Brexit
>Have 7,000 former Deutsche employees to compete with

What can this wagie do?

>> No.15477369

>>15476683
I highly recommend it. It's literally the only way to free yourself from the eternal wage cage. After a year of being on your own you'll start to deprogram from the wage mindset and start to come up with more creative ways of making money. People that never take more than a couple months off between jobs never get to experience this deprogramming, so they're trapped forever.

>> No.15477376

>>15477369
share them plz

>> No.15477379

>>15477300
You just need to out handshake them anon.

>> No.15477384
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>>15477129
pls be in London

>> No.15477389
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Well if you have that much, I don't think it's a bad idea for your mental health. Take some time off. Hell, maybe talk to your employer about taking a sabbatical, unpaid. Then you can just dick around and line up a new job, and it won't be like you don't have a fallback.

It does look bad to have a gap in employment, but if your resume is good enough to get interviews, just say that you had built up some savings and wanted to travel and see the world. Normies love that kind of shit. Be cautious of falling into a pit where you get lazy however.

>> No.15477541

>>15476683
I'm assuming you're an office worker? It is much easier to find a job if you currently have a job. If you are hellbent on quitting your job, you may want to stick it out, do a somewhat half-assed job, continue looking for work, and hope that the company lays you off. If you get laid off, you might get severance pay and you'll qualify for unemployment benefits.

>> No.15477552

>>15476683
I've done it twice and I'm successful as fuck. probably indicates you're not a huge pussy which people and employers generally like

>> No.15477560

>>15476797
lol, same for me. if i stayed at my job(s) rather than quit for no reason and travel for 6+ months I would be making 30k less per year

>> No.15477570

>>15477059
holy shit there's lots of us!

>> No.15477582

>>15477059
The difference between you and me is when I leave this job I don't come back. I dive into the arts and invent new shit using Bitcoin, or die trying. Wish me luck bros

>> No.15477622

>>15476683
Just do your job sloppy until they fire you. Why not squeeze out 1 or 2 more paychecks?

>> No.15477625

>>15477226
you should earn way more if you live in NJ. I heard you can earn a shitton of money if you do a trades job in the US. Get some skills in plumbing or as an electrician if you like to work with your hands that would be your best bet imo. Start in your neighborhood and expand further and build your clientel.
>>15477384
kek
>>15477552
pretty much this
>>15477389
this is true too

>> No.15477626

>>15477263
I work at a very small company and I literally can't get time off until next year due to the amount of work. That and when I start taking days here and there it'll be obvious what I'm doing since it's such a small office.

>> No.15477650

>>15477625
>trades
>4 years of school and licensing and an assload of fees

>> No.15477671

>>15476683
I throw away any CV that says "20XX-present" in their list of jobs.
I don't hire traitors.
So at least don't put that on your resume.

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>>15477541
I cant do a half passed job as the environment is so competitive I'd be fired within a week.

In my mind resigning looks better than being fired?

>>15477622
As above.

>>15476728
I work like 70 hours a week so I'm motivated.

>>15476758
This is what I fear. I walked into a big pay rise to get this job but it's fucking shit.

>>15477379
How do I practice my handshakes while I'm unemployed?

>> No.15477680

>>15477263
This

>> No.15477682

>>15476758
if you think this way you are bottom 20%

>> No.15477697

>>15476683
I did this once, however started my own business instead of getting a new job. Took me about 3 months.

>> No.15477857

>>15476683
>I have approx 2.5 years living expenses

that's good.
Take a month to cool down: get back to sane diet/sleep habits, go solo hiking to relax your mind, stay away from porn and videogames.
Then, at the end of the cool-down month, go job hunting, while keeping the sane diet/sleep habits.
>Don't waste more than a month.

>> No.15478061

I'm 30. I was a "smart kid" back in school. Now, no credentials except AA degree. Worked only half of my 20's in entry level jobs, burned through savings unemployed the other half.

Do not:
-fail to complete your credentials
-allow a gap in your resume
-cease pushing toward your chosen career

No one should have to tell you those simple things, and yet, here I am. Had I stayed on the normie track, I could have worked my way up to where a career change wouldn't have set me back to entry level.

Some people say they wouldn't get out of bed for <$40k. I don't even own a bed.

>> No.15478297

I'm 30. I was a "smart kid" back in school. Now, no credentials. Literally nothing. Worked half my 20s at restaurant. Somehow I saved enough to move to Seattle. Now I make 100k because I'm not a fucking retard. My bed is King sized.

>> No.15478314

>>15476758
>that big guy (4u)
What's the point of a disguise if your body shape gives away your identity lmao

>> No.15478332

>>15478314

Not in USA it doesnt

>> No.15478416

>>15476683
I have taken just over a year off and it was a great time. Worth it. I didn't have any trouble getting another job, either.
2.5 years is a shitload of time and you should enjoy it. Just make sure you're cultivating your skills during that time, maybe even try starting a business and see where it takes you.

>> No.15478610

>>15478061
People need a goal to strive towards.
Is management it?
"Managing people sucks btw, hate doing it so much" Elon Musk

Anyway op, check out Sam Altman on taking a gap year - will make you rich if you can self manage and find things to focus on.

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>>15476683
This is a perfect time to learn how to trade.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPEz1q0esi3jLCB8_XTpXKdaX08J09Zed

>> No.15478743

>>15476683
>2.5 living expenses
sounds like you have a golden opportunity to take care of yourself man.
I can't even imagine...I'm scraping coin just to pay my rent right now...

>> No.15478803

>>15476683
Lol just move with your parents while you look for another job, I'm assuming you are in your 20's and aren't a failed human being that broke all connections with his family like reddit twats do. I could live with mine for years paying for my share of electricity, internet, food which is almost nothing, how much could it take you to find a job ?

>> No.15479022

>>15478610
How do you even survive a gap year without income. Who has a full year of savings to eat into?

>> No.15479036

>>15476683
buy holo

>> No.15479082

Do it, i plan to do it tommorow even tho i can only survive for 2months without another jerb

>> No.15479358

>>15477129
>i always say my biggest capital is my mouth i can sell myself really good
Shameless. Do you swallow?

>> No.15479392

>>15479022
If I work 6 months I have 2 years of savings, but I'm not a retard like you and don't live by myself wasting money on rent

>> No.15479488

>>15477671
>traitors
Top kek

Oh but it's no hard feelings you know, as when people get "let go" because no job could be found for them anymore.
There is trust and there is money. Learn the difference.

>> No.15479575

It's not a bad idea if you intend to take a sabbatical for 3 months or something like that. However, be ready to lose negotiating power when finding a new job and then having to explain your job gap with some bullshit about working in a personal project or your own business.

>> No.15479625

>>15476683
What are you gonna do with that time? If you are gonna improve yourself so you will be able to land a better job, do it

If you are gonna smoke weed, play vidya and masturbate, no

>> No.15479657

>>15477369

Well, I did take 3 months off this year before finding a new job. I think I should have stayed a little longer as a NEET, I felt my soul returning a bit... Maybe next time I go into a sabbatical I'll take a longer one.

>> No.15479694

>>15477857

Kind of what I did too.

>> No.15479728

>>15477384
funny, I literally use these exact ones for skating. Never released they are 'kneepads'

>> No.15480026

>>15476728
This. Don't waste away. If you have the money and a decent employment history you'll be fine

>> No.15480070
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>>15476683
Do anything to avoid consuming capital. Pain tolerance is a virtue.

>> No.15480083

>>15479392
I live with my parents and can't do much better than paycheck-to-paycheck after student loan payments

>> No.15480112

>>15476683

Excellent choice, stress is not worth it, especially if you have savings, I have about 1 and a half years living expense in savings and i'm quitting my job soon, don't plan to look for a new one until December, it's nice to have a break, poorfags have no idea how good that feels.

>> No.15480196

>>15476683
i hope you get in a worse situation and die for making me look at such a cunty face
fuck you and your whore mother

>> No.15480448

>>15478297
Based.

>> No.15480478

>>15477059
Yeah but what do you do for a living? Do you just find menial jobs

>> No.15480543

>>15477226
if you can weld choose that they make bank

>> No.15480589

>>15476683
if you're going to do it you need to have a plan other than sitting in your basement being a neet. why? so that when you start interviewing again you have something to talk about. study something, learn a language, whatever. a few years back I quit a high paying job and traveled the world for like 9 months. when I got back all the companies I interviewed with thought it was cool and unique (I know its not but normies eat that shit up) and I was able to get another job easily.

>> No.15481063

>>15480543
They make like 40k average. Trades are mostly a meme. Only a handful of guys are making 70k or more. Also, while I can weld, I'm not licensed and going to school for 4 years to weld is gay as shit

>> No.15481077

>>15480083
>student loan
Lmao

>> No.15481124

>>15481077
Boomer parents pushed college, took the loans out when I said no

>> No.15481276
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15481276

I want to quit my job to work on my indie game for two years

Should I? Software engineer by trade

>> No.15481306

>>15481276
How are you gonna support yourself for two years?

>> No.15481314

>>15481306
I have two years worth of savings

Also 50k link but no way am I going to part with that

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>>15481063
you are retarded if you think welding is just attaching two parts together.

you have no place to complain that "of i cant find a job" then say "trades are mostly a meme" you just are a lazy faggot who wont get off his ass and do anything you fucking communist

>> No.15481497

>>15481453
I do under the table welding work. It's not worth going through 4 years of welding school to make $40k

>> No.15481499

>>15481276
what in the fuck is going on in your webm