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Before quitting, you need to have a plan for health insurance for the period between jobs. Don't go without health insurance. Something totally unexpected could come up, such as appendicitis that requires immediate surgery. Get COBRA if you must, for the period you are off work. Could be costly but have a plan in place before you quit.
OP: Early January of each year often has a larger than normal amount of job openings.
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Originally Posted by Okey Dokie
And the November-December period can be very slow for hiring.
This is good to know. It's been so long since I job hunted that I was unaware of these timing phenomena. If there are more job offers in the beginning of the year (coupled with November and December actually being a slow time of year for me), it might make more sense to hang in there a little more, hope things slow down those two months, burn though my time off (I have 15 days vacation and nearly 30 days of comp time on the books from before they took comp time away), and then revisit my idea in January after I see what job listings are like.
Thanks!
I will keep looking and applying in the meantime. Just in case a great job comes along.
If you can afford it (and still have 3-6 months expenses after the end of your gap period), a gap is nice to have. Chances are, once you start work, they will not let you take a month of unpaid leave. Enjoy it while you can!
I wouldn't chance it. Its hard to find a good job these days. Companies are a manure pile of mismanagement now. Not unless you have solid connections that can get you around the BS HR resume screening.
When we interviewed people one of the things that didn't even warrant a discussion was someone who had a gap in their work that was not due to layoff or injury. People with gaposis were out the door.
When we interviewed people one of the things that didn't even warrant a discussion was someone who had a gap in their work that was not due to layoff or injury. People with gaposis were out the door.
Lame.
People are living beings, not working machines. Glad I never wasted my time with your company.
When we interviewed people one of the things that didn't even warrant a discussion was someone who had a gap in their work that was not due to layoff or injury. People with gaposis were out the door.
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Originally Posted by heavymind
Lame.
People are living beings, not working machines. Glad I never wasted my time with your company.
Yeah, I wouldn't want to work at a place like that. Sounds like the kind of place that doesn't let you take your earned vacation. I've had a gap because my spouse was military and we moved every two years for a while. Sometimes I found work right away, other times it was hard to come by (especially overseas). I know quite a few women who took off a few years when they had babies too. My mom took a break from work when my dad had cancer and was dying. She went back to work a few months after he died. There is more to one's existence than work.
Speaking of time taking vacation and time off, I decided to just take paid time off vs. taking a break between jobs. Just to play it safe in case it is hard to get another job. Plus, as someone pointed out, health insurance can be complicated. I have 459 hours of accrued paid time off as of today to take (not including sick time). That's 57 days off total. Most of that is comp time I banked before they got rid of accrued comp time early this year.
The problem is, when I am out, no one covers for me (too many people have quit and not been replaced) so all my email, voicemail, and work just backs up. So I end up having to work even more overtime to catch up when I take off. But at least I will have the health insurance and protect that nice nest egg I've built up.
Agreed. I've been semi-retired my entire life. Guess I decided to spread it out evenly throughout my lifetime rather than take the gamble and wait until the end. I think it's called the 'dessert first' mindset. We all end up in the same place at the end anyway...
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