Would i be killing future job opportunities if I quit my current job ?
Posted by Capable-Basket8233@reddit | ExperiencedDevs | View on Reddit | 15 comments
I wanted to take a longer break from my current job. Either in the form of a sabbatical or quitting my job altogether.
I am just exhausted and tired and I dont enjoy going to work anymore. Our company is also firing 1000+ people and while I am not affected by it that also gives me bad feelings.
Plus two days ago I had a long argument with a nasty rude person at work(he is in a different department not in my team) and I think he was the last straw.
I have a couple of options.
A. Use all my holidays now(then I wont have any holidays till the end of the year. I wont be able to fly to my family).
B. Take an unpaid sabbatical. Our job allows three months unpaid sabbatical (with permission from my manager).
C. Quit my job and take a break while applying for new jobs
**The catch**
The whole things gets much more complicated because I am trying to move from the Netherlands(I live here) to UK for personal reasons.
I even have an interview scheduled for the end of the month.
I am wondering if i quit my job will it affect my job search? Will it affect the salary they offer ? I have even read they prefer to hire employed people vs unemployed
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Empty_Error2587@reddit
I'd look for another company if you do not like the job. Maybe you are tired of the project? Maybe you can switch projects inside the company? About the firing people, that's normal, man; covid stuff is still hitting hard, too much people got hired. AI also reduce the need of a few people, but the huge majority being fired is because of covid still.
Capable-Basket8233@reddit (OP)
I think i was just craving a longer break. When I find a mew job they usually want you to join urgently. And my current notice period is like this if I resign this month I have to work till the end of the next month
Empty_Error2587@reddit
Yeah, I understand. The market is a bit bad now. But you are experienced; maybe if you keep working, you would leave the thing entirely. Maybe its better to take some days off.
spez_eats_nazi_ass@reddit
There are shit heads out there like my boss that bin resumes as soon as they find out they commit the sin of being unlucky in a layoff and recession.
archiebarchy@reddit
You might not even need to tell them, honestly. I’ve quit jobs after submitting applications elsewhere and never mentioned my employment status during the interview process. It may be different in other countries or higher security sectors like government, but in the US, the reference check process is alway the last step and is often outsourced and uses its own system where you have to re-enter your info. In that case you can just enter correct dates then. I’ve even experienced cases where you can opt out of having your current employer contacted at all. Of course never wants to set out to lie or deceive, but the whole bias against unemployed people is kinda BS anyway.
CrraveCloverPin@reddit
You can always say you were consulting.
nimbus-dimbus@reddit
If you quit you don’t get severance
Capable-Basket8233@reddit (OP)
They said engineers are not affected by layoffs. Its only the roles I mentioned
spiciest_lola@reddit
Do sabbatical first if you can
I've quit 2 times and have been fine.
Melodic_Crow_3409@reddit
If you have the money to float you, do it. Lots of developers have quit their job and have done just fine.
Capable-Basket8233@reddit (OP)
Which of ny 3 options you mean ?
Melodic_Crow_3409@reddit
Kind of a mix. Do everything you can, holiday pay, sabbatical, to milk your company for pay. At the end of that at least if you don’t have something, you may be well on your way to your next thing. And then, if you have the money to float, just quit and take some time off. Many developers I’ve worked with have had a while on the layoffs. My longest one was six months. We all got jobs in the end.
I was in a similar position two years ago, and I seriously considered your option number three. I was going to dig into retirement funds and just pay myself a salary while I found something else. Luckily it didn’t come to that. I got laid off, and got a great payout, and found a much better job which I’m working today.
johnyclash567@reddit
Opt1) Do you know if you're going to be impacted by layoffs? If so, and if it's coming in the upcoming months, I would wait, don't know your company, but they can give compensation, and I would take that... Opt2) do you have enough as savings? Because finding a job in today ' crazy world is just almost impossible Unfortunately they made me redundant, still could stay with the company, salary dropped by 30%, doing shitty job...so be careful
Capable-Basket8233@reddit (OP)
From what we are told they are only firing managers scrum masters product owners.
Ofcourse we can never be sure till they tell us. But supposedly the engineers are not impacted.