can i take my 401 k with me if i quit?

Answer 1

Yes, you can take everything that you contributed and if your company matched, you can take whatever vested portion -- typically a set number of years to fully vested and you get a percentage for every year you've been in the 401K.

You don't want to take a cash withdraw tho. Not only will you have to pay income taxes on the whole amount but you have to pay a 10% penalty if you not at least 59-1/2.

Roll it over into an IRA. The HR department should have instructions. Or you can just call the finacial company that manages the 401K.