Should You Quit Your Job Before Finding a New One?

If you are unhappy with your current job, maybe because you are unsatisfied with your pay, with your position, with your supervisors, with your coworkers or you want to change career or location, you may be interested in seeking employment elsewhere. If you are interested in getting a new job, do you have a plan of action? If you not, then continue reading.

Naturally, the decision to quit your job, as well as when and how you do so, is your decision to make. With that in mind, it is very important to not put yourself, your family, or your finances in danger. That is why you should not quit your job until you at least have a plan of action in place. For many individuals, that plan of action should include a new job already lined up.

When it comes to leaving the workplace, you may wonder why it is so important for you to first have a new job lined up. In todays society, it has been reported that a higher percentage of people are living paycheck to paycheck. If you are one of those individuals and you impulsively quit your job, do you know what could happen? You may go weeks, possibly even months without a paycheck. This is one thing that many do not take into consideration, but you should as you will likely find yourself ineligible for unemployment compensation.

If you are living paycheck to paycheck, it is better you take the time to find a new job before submitting your resignation, no matter how unhappy you are with you current job. This is particularly important if you have a family to support. You will also want to make sure that you are able to pay your rent, as well as water bill, light bill any other bill that you may have. These are bills that many cannot live without. The last thing that you will want to do is risk losing your home.  This may seem like common sense, but many individuals do not always think of this aspect, especially when presented with a work related conflict.

Since it is advised that you do not submit your resignation until you have a new job lined up, you may be curious as to how you can go about doing so. It is more than possible for you to work full time and also search for a new job at the same time, though it may be a little bit difficult. You can easily do this thanks to lunch breaks, vacation pay, sick time, and the internet. The internet enables you to search for job openings at just about any point in time. Lunch breaks, vacation time, and sick days can be used to attend any job interviews that you may be awarded.

If you are financially stable enough to quit your job before you have a new one lined up, you may still want to proceed with caution. Give your employer at least two weeks notice. You may risk losing your current employer as a job reference if you are unable to do so. You have to keep this important point in mind most especially if you have worked at your current job for some time now. That is why you should try and give as much notice as possible, even if it is only two or three days.