I just quit my job with nothing lined up. I have 6 months rent saved in my bank and another 6 in investments. I’m terrified but I made the best choice as my mental health was deteriorating due to this
It's definitely not a walk in the park. But sometimes, difficult situations can open doors to more, better opportunities. Wishing you all the best for your new life, I hope you'll build the career you want!
I had all of the above problems. I had to go on meds for anxiety, stress, depression, insomnia, and fibromyalgia. The job literally push me off the edge. Everything that was going on. Everything,..gossip, managers and employees arguing on the floor in front of everyone, favoritism, affairs. Employees were denied doctor appointments and leave of absence for surgeries, an employee got promoted to a manager after he got 2 girls pregnant! It was just awful! Girls would be crying at their workstations cause they were denied to go to a funeral. Im so glad i left.
For once I can say 'I know what you mean' :). That's awful. I remember missing my cousin's funeral because of a stupid meeting. It wasn't that I was forced to stay, but I was young and got so brainwashed into this corporate lifestyle that I didn't have the mental fortitude to just say 'no'. Happy to hear that you left and I hope you found something much better!
Same with me...I am currently on disability. My work environment is toxic. Banking sucks. Yeah I missed my sister's wedding and when I had to take leave for my dad's surgery, he asked me why and I kept my foot down
Thanks for posting. This video is really informative. I left my 9 to 5 thirteen years ago to pursue small business ownership. It ended with a lot of ups and downs. However, I eventutally made my way to freelance work and consulting.
Have you ever thought of quitting your job to move another role, industry, or perhaps even move into freelancing? If so, what is holding you back? Let me know, would love to hear from you!
That makes sense. Some temporary solutions could be to get private insurance (which is very expensive), and calculate that into your 'FU money', or getting a part-time job that offers comparable coverage.
Ok I’ve been working to a place where it is so toxic that when I’m home with my husband at night I can’t sleep and often take my frustrations out on my spouse to due stress ,depression and anxiety from work . Where I work it’s a lot of favoritism,gossip, victimization, and bullying . There’s not even room to grow because I asked my supervisor if there is an opportunity for me to grow with the company ..take up a course and do something else but I was shunned for it .. I’m so mentally sick right now but the only thing that’s holding me on is doubt ..what if I can’t find another job soon enough ..what will I do ? Can you please help ?
Despite having great colleagues and a supportive environment with a manageable workload, I'm considering leaving because I feel like I'm in the wrong career. Doing something I don't enjoy is mentally draining, and the more I advance, the more stressed I become. The career path within my current company is not what I want to pursue. 😢 For now, I don’t want to be part of the corporate world.
I did…. she rejected my resignation made me write 3 resignation letters then offered a counteroffer which I rejected and then later insulted me but after all the problems I was able to go without doing 2 weeks period I’m going to my new job tomorrow which I’m happy about thank you 😊
Recently graduated from undergrad. Thank you for your testimony, and thank you to everyone in the comments who are sharing their stories. I’m really taking them into consideration while I’m looking for jobs.
I agree with you. Planning is important, but sometimes it could give me an excuse for not taking action like "I'm still planning and I'll take a big start after that." Around 20% of planning could be appropriate! I'm currently getting toward maser's degree and I thought I would get a job in the industry similar to what I studied. However, I figured out which field I really want to work in that has a little bit of overlap. In addition, I want to work in another country which adds another challenge. I should have saved some money during the course, but I couldn't. Now, I started saving little by little and got a side job which would rely on after getting the degree about five months later. To answer your question, finance is a key I think. Thank you for this video :D
That’s true! Sometimes we get comfortable planning and don’t take enough action. Finding the sweet spot is the key. Thanks for sharing! How exciting to be starting with something that is more aligned with what you like. It oftentimes takes multiple steps, but at least you’re heading in the right direction! Finances can really make or break plans, so good for you that you’ve started saving up. Even small amounts count, in no time you’ll see the money grow if you keep at it!
I used to work in the parks and while people easily assume it's a "fun" job I was personally miserable there and that I overlooked the signs that they didn't want me and that I was yelled at and talked down to by my bosses and patrons. So I learned that hard way on not knowing where I'm not wanted. However, amid the pandemic they let me go due to COVID closures and then less than a year later I found much better employment where they respect and value me more (in between my past and current job I did have a good safety net to fall back on).
Thank you for making this video and sharing your experience. What's holding me back is that I don't know if I am qualified for the job I want. I felt I lack the relevant work experience and don't know what to say in the cover letter or interview. I thought maybe I should take some courses to build the knowledge. But time is a big cost.
I'm glad you watched this! It's difficult to know for sure, in advance. Employers always write up a job ad with the the perfect, ideal requirements in mind. But how many people are there who fulfill those exactly? So oftentimes what happens is that people can get hired even though they 'only' fulfill 8/10 or 7/10 of the requirements. You never know for sure whether others applying for the same job are more or less qualified than you. So in the end who gets hired is the one who is relatively more qualified (and it could be you!). Depending on whether or not the experience expected is absolute (or only 'good to have'), you might still have a chance, the only way to find out is by applying :) That's right about time being a big cost. But for applying, there is no cost. As for the cover letter, interview; It depends on the case, but sometimes there are ways to make up for the lack in experience. Apart from experience, what employers also value is willingness to learn, attitude, and showing that you really want the job.
I hate my job. It’s so stressful. I work for like 14 hours a day. Also I have to work on Saturdays and there is no guarantee of being paid to work on 6th days. I have been trying to change my job role but never get an opportunity. I regularly go to depression or I’m always in anxiety. and the worst part is, I’ve been wanting to resign but every time because of my financial condition, I have to keep working. I am stagnated and also I am stuck in a never-ending loop of doom and despair. Man life sucks..😢
Start by thinking about what you want long-term, for the next 10 years. How would a perfect life and career look like in 10 years? If you think about it intensely, that pictures, that vision can motivate you to get out of the dark whole you're in. Of course it's not the whole story and it's not that easy, but it definitely helps!
I work in a medical lab, trying to leave asap... very little to no room for error, long & early hours, and every 2 weeks the pay is very mediocre. There's a clique where everyone is close but I don't fit into, I'm the only guy that works there & if I stick around long enough, conversations get awkward. Haven't had a vacation in well over a decade because I have pocket change once my bills are paid.. I'm too poor to stay home but I'm too poor to just focus on college. This definitely ain't it.
I've done this twice after 40, company went bust as well. And i had no extreme confidence or good looks, plus no one wants to employ an old individual contributor.
Oh my gosh! I am in the same path right now. I really want to focus my energy on Acting and Films. I wanted to leave my job so bad for a year now and I feel like it is happening in 2 months time This gives me a little comfort 🥺🥺
With solid planning (especially financial!) there are so many options and possible paths!😊. The phase after quitting is hard…. But depending on what you want and how much you’re willing to fight, it could be worth it.
All i can say is have or work towards either another job or set yourself up before quitting. I studied on the side and have been gathering equipment and space needed to setup a business.
I’m so considering retiring . I only have 22 years though. But my job is very stressful and I literally hate the staff. Literally. I have to figure this out asap. I really can’t take much more
Based on my similar experience, I suggest you find an inexpensive country to move to where the cost of living is low. There are many candidates, but finding a good fit isn't easy, takes a lot of research and is a personal choice - nobody can tell you. Many of these countries have a good quality of life and will be actually better some ways but worse in other ways. I moved to Malaysia where costs are low, people are extremely nice & friendly, and English is widely used. Also, Malaysia imposes no income tax on my investments here or from my home country. My quality of life is much higher away from awful job stress and having my dollar go further here.
Hi i feel you.. I am working also in a banking industry for almost 10 years.. my career is really great but to be honest.. i am not happy.. too much pressure, deadlines, reports and expectation. i hope you read my comment. I am planning now to resign i want to find myself i want to go to mall in a monday without any worries, i want to take a vacant.
That has always been my dream when I was still in banking. It was scary to leave, but I don't regret it for a second. I read every comment and try my best to reply! I hope everything works well for you and that you can find a career that you enjoy!
I worked for the bank too for 5 years. It’s been one month I’ve resigned without any backup plan. I have no job now .. I’m worrying a bit about my future. I feel lost. I understand completely when you say too much pressure. Our health is way more important than this job
I got stuck in the Philippines during Covid due to Japan closing its borders. Although I have enjoyed the Philippines my heart has always been in Japan but my company made it clear that moving from a “low wage region“ would be close to impossible.After a few years of working like this Japan finally opened it’s borders and I decided to take a short term opportunity in Japan and give up the role in the Philippines. It’s a gamble especially as I am 59 but living paycheck to paycheck is not a life.
I get that. If you're still very young and don't have dependents or a huge amount of debt (or any other big problems!) then you can certainly afford doing that. You can always get a job again.
I have a great job, there’s a lot about where I work that I like. The pay is good and I enjoy most of the people. The issue is that my boss is a micromanager and I have started having health issues because of it. She makes everything a HUGE deal that doesn’t need to be. She wants to talk about everything 20 x a day. I have always had hands off managers before this who let me work independently. She tries to control my work and there is so much that’s happened I could seriously write a book. My health is declining and I can’t do to HR with this. I am resigning within the next month. I hope I have the strength to do it. I want my life back and have enough saved I’ll be ok for awhile. It’s a bummer because if I didn’t have to deal with her I would probably stay.
Oh my, I can't imagine how that's like. Luckily, during my corporate years, I didn't have any micro managers. We'd usually have a short meeting once or twice a week, but apart from that they'd let me be. I know it sounds impossible, but would talking to her about your concern be a possibility? You could phrase it like this: I really love this job, but I feel that I perform my best when I'm given more room to work independently. Micromanaging usually stems from one's own insecurities. Sometimes, it can also result from a lack of updates from the employee side. One thing I often did when I was still in my office job was to proactively give my manager a quick update at the end of the day. That way she didn't need to ask me. Of course, doing this (bringing it up) could backfire, in which case it's probably time to look for a new job or position in the company. All the best!
I’m thinking about quitting my job for very different reasons but they have the same effects: I am a lot less happy than I was three years ago (when I started this job). And all of a sudden this realization came to me that a job that puts you down -in whatever form- is like a toxic relationship: You tend to focus on the positive reasons to stay but somehow you forget about yourself and the hurt that every single Interaction has on your self esteem/happiness. Put yourself first. You can’t change people, but you can change your own choices to be around them. I am telling myself the same thing and getting closer to take that big step. If your finances are aligned, there’s no reason to stay. Go where you are free, treated as you would like to be treated, and empowered to grow, not the opposite. Good luck to us.
Thanks for your reply. I have tried talking to her several times and it’s helped some but then it starts up again. I actually just resigned last week with no job lined up. It’s terrifying in many ways but I’ll be glad to be done with her while I figure out next steps. 🙏🏼
Thanks for your comment. I totally hear you. I actually just resigned last week. I initially felt great after and liberated and it’s hitting me today that I won’t have a job temporarily. I have enough saved to be ok for awhile but it’s still nerve wracking. I’m just glad to be out of this situation soon. You are so right in what you shared. There are many positive aspects of this job but in many ways it has made me feel less then and that is enough to say goodbye. Best of luck to you in whatever you decide. 🙏🏼🤍
I’m going to do it right now but my situation is different. I’m currently on probation at a new job and not doing well (it’s a new field which is just not a good fit for me) and I’m quitting to avoid failing the probation period. Also I have a way of making passive income and even active income while unemployed, got lots of savings, live with my parents, got no car, no debts, no need to pay rent, am planning on renting out my room meaning I’ll get income that’s higher than what I get paid at work, and am living in a country with a very low cost of living
I am a fresher and finding working very difficult. I don't understand whether I am working in toxic industry or just finding it difficult to adapt to a change
I have a spreadsheet in which I've entered how much money I've saved (only the quick-access stuff) and what I think I'd be spending each month if I wasn't working (with an average misc. cost to factor in one-off or short-term things like courses or events etc). From that I have a calculation saying how long my current savings would last for. It currently stands at 6 years and 8 months. A lot of people would love to have that cushion but what puts me off is the time it took for me to go from my previous part-time job, which gave me plenty of free time, to my current full-time job. Based on that, and how I currently use my free time, I imagine myself not pushing myself to find a satisfying way of making money and coasting again. I also have a physical health issue which puts me off going out and being spontaneous, though I've recently begun tentatively looking in to ways of dealing with that beyond what the current healthcare has offered (no, none of that alternative approach, sticking with medical science).
i had nothing lined up after my job i want to build my business and be a content creator i have a marketing team working on my website and my email marketing and stuff im accomplishing so much in so little time there so much i want to do before this year over luckily i have a brother with a income because that saved me all my money i had left went towards bills so it been hard but my blessings will start rolling in i just know it!!! im at peace now being far away from my old job i was done and exhausted and drained had nothing else to give due to toxic coworkers disrepect nobody having your back gossip and i was just tired of games being played and betrayal backstabbing and so forth!!!
I didn't have a choice but to quit my job because my mental health was deteriorating from my job and I initially had another job lined up but it didn't work out because it wasn't a good fit and they did the exact opposite of what I told them that I could do in the interview. I also saw Really bad red flags which I didn't see until I was hired. So I said that it is better that I leave now then to start even working there. In the meantime I am looking for other jobs and I do have money but not as much money as I would have if I had a job. Since leaving my job of over 6 years my anxiety attacks have not been present. My panic attacks were so bad that my mom had to take care of me because I started showing mental and even physical signs and pear that off with an autoimmune disease.....When I told my boss that I was quitting he said how good of a worker I was but because business is so slow he could not give me my hours back but I'm welcome to be a seasonal employee. Lol. I worked there for over 6 years and that's all you see me as!?! I had the mentality of at least I have a job but it kept me there longer than I should have been. Constantly being passed up for promotions and I did everything I could by confronting my boss before quitting But ultimately this was the last resort. A week before I quit he told me that he no longer needed me for the shift that he asked me to do and so he decided not to put me on the schedule. These jobs have no loyalty so by all means do your job but don't go too much above and beyond because working that much harder rarely gets you noticed for promotions....
For a while, I worked on my channel while working two part-time jobs and studying full-time (post-grad cert). Acting school was long before that. Then I switched out the part-time jobs for more flexible freelancing. When studies were done I had much more time for my RU-vid channel.
I want to quit, but I am in no way prepared to. I have no money saved up right now, and I have no desire to get another job. I know that realistically I'll have to, but there's nothing I want less than to never work again. :/
I would say that anyone can learn a new skill while working in that dead-end job. Of course it's difficult, especially if you have to work long hours. But anyone can change their career and life.
My suggestion: Make a new channel about finance/business/loan/credit score etc etc, you know the drill. Just because YT pay more for those niches. As you keep uploading those topics, you can branch out to sell consulting firm or make an online course about those topics. ediTED : I just realized i commented on your old video.
doesnt work that way if u work for a grocery store or wal mart or whatever, they run through a corporate office, giving ur letter to a store manager., he cant give u a raise lol its all done through bigger managers. and its up to corporate to bump everyones pay up, not just one single employee. they have set salaries at different posistions.
I have been thinking about quitting for weeks now. I have money saved up to last me a few months. I also want to pursue acting. I don’t mind being broke but I feel like a failure somehow
I am Italian, I left my job and returned to my small village. I started trafficking drugs (from the Balkans) with real mafiosi. Now my boss is a real boss 😅. I was in prison for three and a half years, someone will probably kill me first and then. I'm happier now than before, I feel more human. Life is a joke.
Okay , but how do you do this when you're supporting kids on your own? It truly doesn't work unless you put in 16+ hrs. I'm getting my grad degree to pursue other opportunities, and I have done other things to reinvent myself, get other skills, etc... and ended up exhausted every time, because I have to work to provide for my family, I am not able to let go of the six figure job with endless hours that depletes me of time and energy I desperately want to focus on other pursuits. For those that have a supportive partner, or no kids with the financial means (do not start talking with me about budget etc.. After you have kids with ER bills in the thousands, try to budget that!) to pivot, that's great. I'd like to hear from those who are single parents who managed to pivot out of a career that weaponized their family. Can't stand it anymore.
That's definitely a difficult scenario to work around. If you're on your own then I would say waiting until your kids are old enough to be independent, and then rerouting your career would be the way to go. Many people start second, even third careers in their 40s and even 50s, and it's not too late for that. In the meantime, save up a career freedom fund, as much cash as possible for the transition later on. Wishing you all the best!
Yes, I did, I saved up every penny I could for almost 2 years, before I quit. After that I flipped a house and freelanced. You can watch this video if you want to know how I stayed afloat: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oGK-QlBzYYk.html
Im on the Verge of being fired in my work for many stupid reasons and lies that they always all blame me I am alone in my work and no one listens to me even my family Im alone 😞
My overall compensation package just hit 100k. Acting is not my main job, nowadays I make money through content creation (I have another larger channel besides this one called 'Living in Canada'), my book sales, and gigs (sometimes acting, commercials, voice over). It's very difficult to break through in acting, so for me acting is a long game which I thoroughly enjoy but don't rely on for money.
Ok, not being a jerk but you must have been quite wealthy, right? I mean, I'm betting to take those vacations and being without crushing worry you had to have been rich, right?
Nope, I've not received a penny from my parents since I was about 19, I'm from a middle class family-at the very best-and before I quit I didn't have more than $50k to my name which I've saved up during my 5 years of corporate work.
@@MultipleCareers that is quite admirable. Maybe the assets you have I don't. The first being very courageous and the other being youth. I am perhaps too cowardly thinking I would drown taking this action
Hello! Thanks for the useful tips! I also work in banking sector. It's a regular 9-6 corporate job with health insurance and bonuses. I do not like my job. I do not like what I do. It is not about the workload, it never was. It is about job itself. I feel like I do not learn something important. It is higly uncertain and causes me to question myself whether I do it right or not. I talk to much on the phone with peopIe which is something drain my energy. Besides that, I do not see any career growth in this department as well. Everything else is okay. People, work environment, salary (because I live with my parents for now). However, I am an intovert. People were never been that much important factor for me. I applied several companies and still waiting. I rather have more workload and less work-life balance than having uncertain job with no career prospects. On the other hand, i want to study abroad. I started to take course and i have to pay exam fees and take another exam as well. I also have to get help from companies to prepare my documents for studying abroad. I have savings. However, it is for studying. My health (eyes, teeth) is not that good as well. I may never get call from the jobs I applied. It's hard to decide, but I think i will quit.
watching this on Sunday night with anxiety. I sent my resignation letter directly to my boss. I'm scared cuz I don't have any job lined up as well. Feels like my boss is holding me back. I feel so lost right now 😞😞🫠
