Need to leave my current job

[sweetdreams37]

I really feel I need to leave my current job now because it is making me so stressed to the point of being suicidal. I feel like I bit off more than I can chew with this job and its definitely not a good fit for me. I am so depressed right now that it is making looking for another job so hard for me mentally. I feel like I need to just give in my notice to this current job and take some time off work to de-stress and be able to focus better on finding a better job for me. But I always hear that it is better to apply to jobs when you already have one so I'm scared to just leave my current one even tho I know it is the best choice for me. I have a decent savings in the mean time and live with my parents so I don't have many bills. Has anyone quit a job without having another one lined up? Would you immediately leave a job that was screwing you up so much mentally that you are at the point of suicide? I just desperately need a mental break for a little while until I find something new.

 

[Soul]

I've quit jobs both ways. If you give notice will your current employer give you a good reference? Do you have vacation time or sick leave you can use on your way out? x

 

[Anonymoussn]

I really feel I need to leave my current job now because it is making me so stressed to the point of being suicidal. I feel like I bit off more than I can chew with this job and its definitely not a good fit for me. I am so depressed right now that it is making looking for another job so hard for me mentally. I feel like I need to just give in my notice to this current job and take some time off work to de-stress and be able to focus better on finding a better job for me. But I always hear that it is better to apply to jobs when you already have one so I'm scared to just leave my current one even tho I know it is the best choice for me. I have a decent savings in the mean time and live with my parents so I don't have many bills. Has anyone quit a job without having another one lined up? Would you immediately leave a job that was screwing you up so much mentally that you are at the point of suicide? I just desperately need a mental break for a little while until I find something new.

I quit my job in April last year and went travelling for 6 months, knowing full well that I would come back to the UK in september with 0 savings. And I was fine. If you live with your parents and have savings, and it's making you so depressed that you're suicidal I would say this is a no-brainer, personally.

 

[itsallover]

Leave the job with a big FU. Just walk out when they really need you. No job is worth your life as I figured out a little too late.

 

[Despondent]

I'm in somewhat of the same situation.

I find it difficult to go and find another job because of the lack of energy and motivation that I have. I'm not quitting my job until I find another one.