#JobSearch #CareerAdvice #QuitJob
Ugh, isn’t it frustrating when people give out that “advice” as if it’s just that simple? I feel you, it’s not like we can all just pack up and leave our jobs without consequences, right? 🤦♀️
I’ve been in the same boat, sending out application after application but feeling like I’m getting nowhere. But hey, we can’t give up! Here are some possible solutions that might help us get out of this situation:
– Network like crazy: Reach out to friends, family, and professional contacts to see if any job openings are available.
– Skill up: Invest in developing new skills or certifications that can make you more marketable to potential employers.
– Consider alternative work arrangements: Maybe freelancing or part-time work could provide you with some financial stability while you search for a better job.
– Seek guidance: Consult with a career coach or mentor who can offer advice and support during your job search journey.
Hang in there, we’ll get through this together! 👊 #YouGotThis #Persistence #NeverGiveUp
I bitch and moan…frequently…about my current position. But, to be honest, the other day it occurred to me that if it were truly as bad as I’ve made it out to be, then, it’s my responsibility to change my situation. But I get it…
People who say that stuff are either cosplaying and would never actually do that themselves, or are lucky and due to privilege or other circumstances have never been in a situation where they had to stick with a shit job. In either case you can safely ignore what they say!
The only thing keeping a lot of people in their current jobs is how soul-crushing and draining the job hunt is, and to do it while also doing a job you hate is a monumental effort.
Everyone should quit asap
Been trying to transition out of healthcare since 2022…and still here 😭😭😭
Nobody ever said it was easy. The job search process sucks.
Quitting a job is not an instantaneous thing. Maybe that happens in the movies or something but it’s a stupid move for most people in the real world. The right way to quit is to get something else lined up first. And it can take a long time to line up something that matches your background, interests, and pay expectations.
You’re in the early stages of quitting. You’re doing it right.
The only person I’ve heard say this IRL like it’s easy-peasy has a trust fund. They treat jobs like hobbies they occasionally get bored of. It’s not the same when you’re living paycheck to paycheck. It’s already hard to find a new job and being unemployed while looking adds a new degree of difficulty
You usually can’t “just quit” unless you have the next thing lined up. Just jumping off into the void is terrifying and could lead to disaster.
On the other hand, from management’s point of view, firing you is no big deal.
So these “right to work states” are pushing a false equivalence. It is nowhere near fair to say “we can fire you for no reason, but it’s ok because you can quit at any time”.
Heads we win, tails you lose.
Same! I HAVE gotten another job. It sucks too! So now I’m looking for another job again. It takes forever and it gets on my nerves when I see people say that stupid shit as if it hadn’t already possibly occurred to someone to do just that.
Never leave a job unless you have another one lined up (unless you have millions in the bank or family with spare bedrooms who don’t mind paying your bills).
I had a technical manager say this to our entire team in a meeting where he wasn’t getting his way (we’re all cybersecurity folk, he has no technical experience at all).
Two weeks later we’re all interviewing for new programs and/or new employers. Two months later, our team of 8 is now down to 5, with 2 others having given notice. One thing each of us agreed to do was to cite that meeting as the impetus for our decision to leave the program we were currently working.
You’d think that would have sent a message. Nope. They ended up promoting him. Then it happened again. He managed to pi$$ off another team of people who decided to leave.
No clue what happened after that, but he left the company not too long afterwards.
Job hunting is a full time job.
And doing it while working is exhausting.
It took me two years of actively applying to finally land a better job
‘You’ll find the threat of starvation very coorsive.’
Also, get fired. Easier to get unemployment. If you’ve been there for while. The job hunt is horrific. Took me six months and over 1000 applications and I am extremely employable. People that are even more employable than I are also having an issue. You gotta know someone for real. I literally applied for this job knowing I was a perfect fit. I applied the day after the job was posted. Spoke to a friend and asked her to put in a word for me because she worked with them and they wrote her back same day saying oh sorry we hired for that already. THEY JUST POSTED IT. Who did they hire someone in another department that wanted to change roles. Its maddening.
This. It took almost four years of constant searching to get a job I want and enjoy. During that time, I still had to make an income. It felt really fucking patronising for everyone to keep going “just quit! Get a different job” when like, I was TRYING. I was actively trying to do exactly that. And every time someone said “just do X” like it was so easy, I felt more and more incompetent.
At my last job my supervisor pretty much said just this. He got everyone together for one of his talks. At the end, he said “and I am tired of hearing how much better blank company is. If it’s so much better, there is the door.” I went, put in an application, got a job, and put my time card on my leaders desk with I QUIT! #Blank Company.” Best thing I ever did. It is WAY better. Everyone I talked to after thought it was epic. Now if I can just get them to do the same thing!