teachercd Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I did last summer. I basically decided to live off of savings for the summer to spend it with my kids. Found a new job and started about a week before they went back to school. It was a great summer. Spent quality time with them at a time when they still want to be around me. We were able to afford to still do some small trips, go to Adventureland, went and stayed a week at Two Rivers. Had a lot of fun. Now I want to find a job working for the school so I can do that every summer. Be an administrator. You can't be worse than 90% of them Ha! Amen! I did it twice...Both times it worked out just fine I guess. Got to find an opening. Not sure how much my experience in finance will work for BPS, but I'm willing to try if they have an opening. You are in good shape...the more experience you have in education the less likely you are to get an administration job! ha Quote Link to comment
VA Husker Fan Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 You're in a much better position to look when you still have a job. You won't have to take the first job offered, and prospective employees may look at you a bit suspiciously if you are out of a job--did you get fired for poor performance or something you may be likely to repeat there, are you the type to bolt when things get a bit tough, unable to get along with people, etc. Also you they can low-ball you on an offer rather than think they have to give you a decent offer to get you to leave your current job. The only advantage to leaving (other than obviously getting out of a crappy job) is that you could look full time but I'd say take a few days vacay to get away from it. Quote Link to comment
irieboy8 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 it was my first job out of grad school..... like my first "this is my career" job. Boy what a nightmare... i got suspended once... got into fights with my coworkers, my boss hated me, intern chicks were scared of me... before summer they called me in and i thought i was doneskies..... but f#*k they wanted me back and didn't want to fire me (what a bunch of a$$hole$)!!!! However as i was slowly going insane listening to all this fat slippery taco/tampoon of a women talk to me all i could think of was my wedding in a week... most of my friends had already flown in and were already in the OBX getting wasted and snorting lines...... SOOO i basically went MIA for two weeks. I called them on my honeymoon (after ignoring all theirs calls) and said oh yeah in case you didn't figure it out i quit..... nothing line up no plans just married and a three year old kid....... honestly i didn't even put two and two together how potentially fuct i was..... but literally a month later someone calls and hires me...but this boss turned out to be an EVEN big douche than the first boss so i quit that job too (or was i fired?!) i don't remember.. prob a little of both.... six months later i moved home.. now its all G... but yeah that my story Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 it was my first job out of grad school..... like my first "this is my career" job. Boy what a nightmare... i got suspended once... got into fights with my coworkers, my boss hated me, intern chicks were scared of me... before summer they called me in and i thought i was doneskies..... but f#*k they wanted me back and didn't want to fire me (what a bunch of a$$hole$)!!!! However as i was slowly going insane listening to all this fat slippery taco/tampoon of a women talk to me all i could think of was my wedding in a week... most of my friends had already flown in and were already in the OBX getting wasted and snorting lines...... SOOO i basically went MIA for two weeks. I called them on my honeymoon (after ignoring all theirs calls) and said oh yeah in case you didn't figure it out i quit..... nothing line up no plans just married and a three year old kid....... honestly i didn't even put two and two together how potentially fuct i was..... but literally a month later someone calls and hires me...but this boss turned out to be an EVEN big douche than the first boss so i quit that job too (or was i fired?!) i don't remember.. prob a little of both.... six months later i moved home.. now its all G... but yeah that my story So you, your wife and kid are living in your mom's basement? Explains all of the HB posts Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 it was my first job out of grad school..... like my first "this is my career" job. Boy what a nightmare... i got suspended once... got into fights with my coworkers, my boss hated me, intern chicks were scared of me... before summer they called me in and i thought i was doneskies..... but f#*k they wanted me back and didn't want to fire me (what a bunch of a$$hole$)!!!! However as i was slowly going insane listening to all this fat slippery taco/tampoon of a women talk to me all i could think of was my wedding in a week... most of my friends had already flown in and were already in the OBX getting wasted and snorting lines...... SOOO i basically went MIA for two weeks. I called them on my honeymoon (after ignoring all theirs calls) and said oh yeah in case you didn't figure it out i quit..... nothing line up no plans just married and a three year old kid....... honestly i didn't even put two and two together how potentially fuct i was..... but literally a month later someone calls and hires me...but this boss turned out to be an EVEN big douche than the first boss so i quit that job too (or was i fired?!) i don't remember.. prob a little of both.... six months later i moved home.. now its all G... but yeah that my story 6 Quote Link to comment
Minnesota_husker Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I would highly suggest against it. I am in staffing, and it is far easier to find a job when you have a job. The problem with quitting is the weeks can add up and companies shy away from someone who hast worked in a while. Quote Link to comment
cornographic Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Has anyone here quit their job without something lined up? Frequently, yes. Most jobs are vastly overrated--for a creative person, anyway. Quote Link to comment
irieboy8 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 it was my first job out of grad school..... like my first "this is my career" job. Boy what a nightmare... i got suspended once... got into fights with my coworkers, my boss hated me, intern chicks were scared of me... before summer they called me in and i thought i was doneskies..... but f#*k they wanted me back and didn't want to fire me (what a bunch of a$$hole$)!!!! However as i was slowly going insane listening to all this fat slippery taco/tampoon of a women talk to me all i could think of was my wedding in a week... most of my friends had already flown in and were already in the OBX getting wasted and snorting lines...... SOOO i basically went MIA for two weeks. I called them on my honeymoon (after ignoring all theirs calls) and said oh yeah in case you didn't figure it out i quit..... nothing line up no plans just married and a three year old kid....... honestly i didn't even put two and two together how potentially fuct i was..... but literally a month later someone calls and hires me...but this boss turned out to be an EVEN big douche than the first boss so i quit that job too (or was i fired?!) i don't remember.. prob a little of both.... six months later i moved home.. now its all G... but yeah that my story So you, your wife and kid are living in your mom's basement? Explains all of the HB posts yes i do i not contribute much to this board.... but 1. NO i don't live in my moms basement (hawaii has no basements anyways) 2. I own my own house!!! jheah!! 3. I've got three kids now!! Quote Link to comment
sho Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 it was my first job out of grad school..... like my first "this is my career" job. Boy what a nightmare... i got suspended once... got into fights with my coworkers, my boss hated me, intern chicks were scared of me... before summer they called me in and i thought i was doneskies..... but f#*k they wanted me back and didn't want to fire me (what a bunch of a$$hole$)!!!! However as i was slowly going insane listening to all this fat slippery taco/tampoon of a women talk to me all i could think of was my wedding in a week... most of my friends had already flown in and were already in the OBX getting wasted and snorting lines...... SOOO i basically went MIA for two weeks. I called them on my honeymoon (after ignoring all theirs calls) and said oh yeah in case you didn't figure it out i quit..... nothing line up no plans just married and a three year old kid....... honestly i didn't even put two and two together how potentially fuct i was..... but literally a month later someone calls and hires me...but this boss turned out to be an EVEN big douche than the first boss so i quit that job too (or was i fired?!) i don't remember.. prob a little of both.... six months later i moved home.. now its all G... but yeah that my story So you, your wife and kid are living in your mom's basement? Explains all of the HB posts yes i do i not contribute much to this board.... but 1. NO i don't live in my moms basement (hawaii has no basements anyways) 2. I own my own house!!! jheah!! 3. I've got three kids now!! But on the Lakers board I read you do much better. Quote Link to comment
OH HSKR FAN Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Was thinking about this today. Another thought. If your current environment was driving you nuts would you go somewhere else and take a pay cut? Quote Link to comment
OH HSKR FAN Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 These thoughts are rearing in my head again. I'm tired of being squeezed by my current employer. I've been with them since 2003. I have not been happy since mid 2012. Some days I feel this way. Others I don't. A new year is coming up I have to get out of this place! Quote Link to comment
Hammerhead Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 These thoughts are rearing in my head again. I'm tired of being squeezed by my current employer. I've been with them since 2003. I have not been happy since mid 2012. Some days I feel this way. Others I don't. A new year is coming up I have to get out of this place! If you're not happy with where you're working and you could afford to take a pay cut to go somewhere with a better work environment and still live comfortably, I'd say do it. Sometimes the money isn't worth the stress that comes with it. 2 Quote Link to comment
hskerholic Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Agreed. I work for UP and currently take a huge pay cut to not travel with my job. I like to sleep in my own bed every night. I will eventually travel and make more but I am content right now. Quote Link to comment
OH HSKR FAN Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 I would be remiss if I didn't tell you that they have not raised wages since I've been there. Quote Link to comment
hskerholic Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I am a union employee and get raises every year and will get a bump with it being a contract year. Quote Link to comment
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