Should I quit my job?
For lots of reason, stay at this job even if you're miserable until you've secured a new job.
The most obvious reason is that you don't know how long it will take you to find a new one---if you are having a hard time finding one, and you run out of money before you're newly hired, you're going to have to settle for another job that you'll be just as miserable at for the spending cash.
And in addition to that, the people in charge of hiring at most businesses take the fact that you're already employed as a sign that you're a good and reliable worker. If you quit, even by your own choice, you'll come in from a position of "hi, I'm unemployed right now" and that's usually a strike against you, unfair as it may be.
The most obvious reason is that you don't know how long it will take you to find a new one---if you are having a hard time finding one, and you run out of money before you're newly hired, you're going to have to settle for another job that you'll be just as miserable at for the spending cash.
And in addition to that, the people in charge of hiring at most businesses take the fact that you're already employed as a sign that you're a good and reliable worker. If you quit, even by your own choice, you'll come in from a position of "hi, I'm unemployed right now" and that's usually a strike against you, unfair as it may be.
07/09/2012
It depends on your financial security. I think you should get out of your current job as soon as possible, but if your salary goes towards basic survival (food, rent, utilities) then you should stay until you have a new one. If your salary is considered "extra" (i.e. your partner takes care of the necessities), leave ASAP.
07/09/2012
I'm with Petite Valentine in that, it depends on your financial security. If you have enough money saved up to last you a good while and/or you have financial support from a partner, family, etc, then it is totally up to you.
If you are not secure, though, you should definitely start looking now and don't quit until you find a new one. I know from experience (I absolutely dreaded my last job to the point where I was hospitalized on several occasions from the stress) how it is to be at a job you absolutely HATE, but in this economy it is so difficult to find another job, and you are actually (according to some study done by some guys who may or may not be right) it is easier to find a job if you already have one.
I'm sorry that you are so miserable at your job though, that really sucks
Good luck and I hope you find a better one soon!
If you are not secure, though, you should definitely start looking now and don't quit until you find a new one. I know from experience (I absolutely dreaded my last job to the point where I was hospitalized on several occasions from the stress) how it is to be at a job you absolutely HATE, but in this economy it is so difficult to find another job, and you are actually (according to some study done by some guys who may or may not be right) it is easier to find a job if you already have one.
I'm sorry that you are so miserable at your job though, that really sucks
Good luck and I hope you find a better one soon!
07/09/2012
I'm going to go against the grain. I stayed in a job that I hated for years. I woke up miserable, sick to my stomach every day that I had to go into work. I loathed my boss, found the work gratifying, had reached the top of my pay grade, and there was nothing else left for me. Three days before Christmas I quit. I felt sick over quitting, but it set me free.
I can't say this loud enough, but its' just a job - your life is too short to spend 8+ hours a day somewhere you are miserable at.
Being miserable with your job impacts your relationships, your health, your sex life, everything. If you think about it that way, you spend way more than 8 hours a day on the job. There's also commute time, downtime that you spend thinking about work, etc.
Take it from someone who has BTDT, get out now. A new opportunity will come along.
I can't say this loud enough, but its' just a job - your life is too short to spend 8+ hours a day somewhere you are miserable at.
Being miserable with your job impacts your relationships, your health, your sex life, everything. If you think about it that way, you spend way more than 8 hours a day on the job. There's also commute time, downtime that you spend thinking about work, etc.
Take it from someone who has BTDT, get out now. A new opportunity will come along.
07/09/2012
Sweetie, always have a back-up in case everything falls through. You really should find another job before quitting the terrible one. I wouldn't want you to have to go through being unemployed during difficult times such as now. I really hope everything works out for you. Life is hard enough and terrible jobs can really make things worse; I know that from experience.
07/09/2012
Miserably bad at your job or miserable when you're there? I'm assuming the latter...
It's safer to find another job usually, lately, I've seen a lot of job ads that want you to be currently employed (which is so stupid).
But if you you hate your job because you don't feel safe/are being harassed or something like that, then you should document what's happening with your superiors and possibly quit before things get really ugly. Just speaking from personal experience.
It's safer to find another job usually, lately, I've seen a lot of job ads that want you to be currently employed (which is so stupid).
But if you you hate your job because you don't feel safe/are being harassed or something like that, then you should document what's happening with your superiors and possibly quit before things get really ugly. Just speaking from personal experience.
07/09/2012
Look for another, but if it is causing you mental anguish, do whatever you have to do (work more than one part time job) to get the hell outta there. I worked 12 yrs at a HORRIBLE job, and I still have to see a counselor over the trama I endured from it. I struggle moneywise now,( I was making $80,000 yr at that job)but am so much happier..
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