re: Ever resign from a job with nothing lined up?

Yes, but I thought i had a job lined up. I was just wrong, lol.

It turned out exceptionally poorly.

Once, but it was a unique circumstance. I was in my early 20s and working at a psychiatric residential treatment facility for 18 and under. I had been there almost a year (job had a high turnover rate) and applied for a position where I wouldn't be floating between PRTF "houses" and would consistently be with the same kids every day. The position was also with some kids that were in a less restrictive setting, so less restraints and holds/violent behaviors. They told me because my position was so hard to fill and I was doing a "fantastic job" they didn't want to move me. Two days later, one of the newer kids they brought in under some changes in intake criteria broke my coworker's jaw while trying to restrain him. I quit that week.

Thankfully I had been working so much OT that I had a nice savings that allowed me time to look around for something else. I hired in with the local school district about a month later.

Yep. I do better under pressure. Did better than my previous job.

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Ever resign from a job with nothing lined up?

I’m about there. How’d it turn out for you?

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Yep, it's the only job I gave no notice on.

In my 20's I managed a men's dept in a Steinmart in a mall. One day we had a shoplifter and one of the mall cops and I chased him down (out into traffic).

As a manager, part of my evaluation was how much theft (called "shrink") we had in my department. We were getting skull-fricked by a ring of shoplifters and corporate management hired (and I'm not shitting you) a female midget as our security person after months of complaining (her son was seen shoplifting there, but that's another story).

The cop and I have the shoplifter in the back, the store manager calls and said if he would give back the merchandise there would be no charges.

The next day at the manager's meeting I threw my badge at him, told him to shove it up his arse and walked out (it was a bit more detailed than that, but that's the highlights).

I didn't have shite lined up. Sat on my arse for a week or so then went out and found another job. The next job was meh but it didn't need to last all that long, I found a better one a few months later.

There's a bit of wisdom in not burning a bridge unless you absolutely have to. For me, that bridge burned itself.

I feel for you man. It sucks feeling trapped in something that makes you miserable. Not saying you’re trapped in your job but I understand the feeling. I’m there myself.

I’ve thought about just quitting many times. Where I work provides a very nice lifestyle.

I’m to the point now that my line of thinking is peace of mind is priceless. Meaning I’d rather feel happy somewhere even if I had to lower my income.

I was fired a few years ago, sat on the bench 9 months before I could find a suitable replacement, if I had 1 year of savings I wouldn't hesitate, two weeks of expenses no way. i had one weeks of expenses left to my name when i started the new gig. (making 40% less), still 4 years later haven't made it back to where i was.

I walked off a good job and never returned because there was no time off. Regretted it early on but got over it.

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was a truck stop blow job giver for a while between gigs.

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OG LLotOT (lot lizard of the OT)

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was a truck stop blow job giver for a while between gigs.

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I’d laugh this off as a joke normally but with the source, I’m almost inclined to believe it’s true