Has anyone ever quit their job without having another one lined up? How did it go? Did anyone hold the employment gap against you during your job hunt?

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It's that time of night, everyone starts dreaming about quitting...

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Like 5 of you have posted this today bruh

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It is waaaay easier to find a job when you have one. If you leave without having one lined up, you have less bargaining power and may appear less attractive to some employers. Food for thought, though there are many reasons why one might still make that choice.

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Just had that conversation with my wife pleading that she doesn't quit her current job until she's got something lined up

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I have never had that luxury. Take advantage if you can do it!!!!

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Absolutely. I know quite a few people. You tell the company that you wanted to search for your next opportunity full time and the consulting lifestyle makes that difficult. Even if you quit to see the world most companies won't hold that against you if there is a gap. Being able to explain it is the important part.

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There was a guy who runs CTO Advisor (use to run virtualizedgeek) blog who quit PwC without anything else lined up. He wrote pretty openly about it on LinkedIn and his blogs. Maybe worth a google search.

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Stay in consulting until you find one. TBH the bs you do sounds so much better on the opposite side

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Really? I guess I haven't scrolled down far enough.

I was about to ask the same question... following

@D1 is money the issue or is there another reason?

D1 - you sound like my husband, minus the begging. He just gives me a talk every time I bring it up. Lol

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