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Originally Posted by XLexusTech

I hire allot of people... It's always better to get a job while you have one...
I always (even if unfounded) consider an employed candidate more attractive then a on paper equal unemployed candidate..

It may be psychological but somewhere in your head you think the employed person is a better get...

I would (no offense intended) question the decision making / critical thinking of a candidate that quit a job without a new one lined up...

Good luck with you employment.. keep your options open and your decisions sound and you will be better off in the long run..

I hire A LOT of people too.

I agree with you for the most part about conventional wisdom and what the masses think, but regarding your statement above (bolded) I look at it in a different light... I ask myself "does he have a high earning spouse that allows this?" .... "did he inherit money from his parents or a relative?" ..... "did he make a killing in the dot com or another venture?" .......

I for one left a job 7 years ago without a new one lined up. I had the ability and finances to be able to. I wanted to do it and thankfully I was able to leave on MY terms. If one can afford to do that, it is quite liberating.

And I was hired/recruited 2 months later.... way earlier than I had planned on returning to the job market. Oh well. Something to think about.

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Current employment gives you leverage.

Unfortunately, in most of the real world, this is fact.

Originally Posted by The Patch

I don't agree at all with the "stay" posters.

Life's short. Too short to compromise your heart. Too short to work a job just for money. Quit! Go back to Georgia right away! That's where your heart is.

I've left many jobs without another lined up. Always landed on my feet. I am submitting my two weeks notice this Monday. So, I'm not talking out the side of my neck here. Also, I've got a lot more than a cat to look after. However, I'll have no bills except food, utilities, gas and healthcare. And healthcare is free now. So, I've got a lot of flexibility in my situation.

Sounds like you have "no strings attached" and are relatively flexible, too. Go for it. "Follow your bliss" as Joesph Campbell says.

I don't understand people who let money dictate their lives. I never chased money and I have been blessed with much of it. Totally foreign to me to chase a buck doing something I don't love to do.

I love the "animating contest of freedom". Fear sucks.

Can't wait for the next chapter..

I like your style.