should i quit my job then look for work or stay at a job i hate untill i find a new job?

Question

im 26+ have a bacholers degree and have been with the company for 2 years.

Answer 1

Unless you have money saved up then yes keep the job in tell you find a new one.

Answer 2

Opportunities don't wait when they make a pass.Before quitting take a holiday away from the job to study how authentic your sentiments are and whether they are justified.Use the time off to assess whether you are motivated or can develop motivation to step to a different company in the same job or to a different job alltogether ...even considering a total change of environment(like a different country) taking into consideration with all the constraints that strategy entails.Whatever the case, it is believed that if you allow yourself to hang on too long to a frustrating job it may be detrimental to your personality and may even fog any opportunities that might whizz by-simply because you are not in a search mode.Staying a little longer in the job if the financial incentives are high may be worth it, but not if the rest of your life after work is compromised by the extra savings accruing from staying longer.When opportunities present themselves...jump on the band wagon or else...you might just miss that boat!Be prepared to be flexible and allow for some sacrifices along the way, I say!

Answer 3

Whoa, never quit your first job until you have a start date for your next one. It's too iffy, man. Anything can happen between quitting and hiring. You could be out a job for months. The job market's been awful for quite a while. It took me two years and an interview with HR to see how I could improve my application to get out of a job I hated that I'd had three years. I worked there five years, and I'd broken down emotionally and was sent home for a week by the time I got out, but I could still pay the bills, and that's the important thing. Now I'm at a new job, and it rocks, and I'm glad I hung on like I did.

Answer 4

Remember there are many more
- 26+ or less
- with bacholers degree
- more than 2 yrs experience.
and
- lesser salary or no job

List 5 thing you like on your job.

See if others at the job and share the "hate activities" in your job.

Many of us hate what we do. I know how you feel.

Answer 5

You've asked an "either" "or" question. You can do both. Look for work elsewhere and stay at the job you hate UNTIL you find the job you WANT. Don't quit until you've got another source of income. If income isn't an issue...then screw it. Quit. I have half a dozen friends that did the same thing and it's worked out for them. Of course, I also know people with MASTERS degrees working at places like Telus... I'm in the same boat as you and i'm hanging on and keeping my ear to the ground. Stay positive and be strong. Patience young treefrog....

Answer 6

I'm going to say stay for 1 more year, dont even start looking for at least 8 months

2 reasons

My experience has been that 1'st year I am getting familiar, 2'nd year I know what I am doing and am effective, third year I really know my way around and start to excel at a job.

wait until you get to that plateau where u really start to excel, in the meatime the things that you hate may change (if you hate it, other must to, its only a matter of time before things change)

In one year you will be even more marketable when you put your resume out there

and oh yea, never quit a job before finding a new one unless you are undergoing a major career change (that requires time of for retraining etc) or dont plan on working for a long while

Answer 7

I am also 26+ with a B. Comm, I left my job six months ago and haven't looked back. I waited until I found a job to leave but I probably could have found a better one if I spent more time looking. I had to get out of there...so in a roundabout way I sould suggest the answer to your question is it depends on how badly you want to get away from where you are now.

Answer 8

A lot depends on what your degree is in and how employable you are. Additionally it depends on what type of financial commitments that you have. In my first 5 years of working I had 11 jobs and had travelled to 3 continents for work or pleasure. The type of work that I am in provides me with the flexibility and I had no financial commitments.
Only you know what the future holds for you. Think about where you want to be in 5 or 10 years and then what it will take to get there.

Answer 9

I have been working for some time now (18 yrs) and I have found that there is no really perfect job out there. All jobs have disadvantages and advantages. Some employers create a better environment than other. If you enjoy some of the things you do and focus on improving or concentrating on them, will give you more satisfication.
keep looking.

Answer 10

As an employer myself, I have just come out of a situation where 3 staff walked out without giving notice. They cannot collect EI and I will NOT be giving them a reference. Therefore, do not burn your bridges behind you when you leave.
If you are unhappy, be honest with your boss and give the mandatory 2 week notice of termination. This is how a professional would act. You would want your boss to give you the same courtesy.
If you can afford to quit, then do it. If not, then stay until you have found a job you like better.

Answer 11

I have to disagree with most of you. Life is too short to be unhappy day after day due to your job. Just be sure your unhappiness from being unemployed will not be greater than your unhappiness at your current job. I am 34 with a BSc and decided to quit my high paying management job due to intolerable working conditions. I may qualify for EI and would suggest you check to see if your situation allows you to qualify. Go to: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/asp/gateway.asp?hr=/en/ei/digest/6_4_0.shtml&hs=aed#6_4_1 for the top 40 reasons one can quit and still qualify for EI . I won't be out of work long - I have a number of opportunities on the go - and in the meantime I am happier than I have been in YEARS!! And I'm not alone - more people are becoming less willing to simply exist at a terrible job and more determined to be happy. As I told a former coworker who did the same thing (her last day was Friday!) it's not easy to quit and not have another job, it's just a more worthwhile struggle! Good luck!