Monday 14th July *Daily Chat* Welcome back Keren

notanothergreyhair

Gemmzie wrote: »

I got a 68, 75 in this semesters' modules and I knew I got 62, 62 last semester

Nerd!!!!!

Only joking - they are fantastic results - very well done you.

postingalwaysposting

evening all... glad to see everyones well, all the babys are fine and Kerens back :j well done on the results too Gem

Now I know I dont post here ever (but I do read) can I post this simple question instead of starting a new thread? In the current climate ~ credit cruch/ressession. Is it a good idea if one was to leave their job and not have another one lined up? I work in a cafe in a warehouse for little above minamum wage (£750 for 38 hours after tax). I have endless qulifications and want to do some open uni courses but alas work always comes first. Now I have been sick and tired of working there and being quietly bullied I just dont want to go anymore, I thought it was my depression but after getting help with that I feel more worse than ever. This hasnt crossed my mind only tonight I have been mulling it over for months. I am unsure if I can go part time because my supervisor said I couldnt (havent checked with hr though), and to be honest I dont even want to be there. Now I have no debt (except an argos card which has other familys 0% deals on) and have around £700/£800 in savings. My 'essentail bills' are around £230 per month. Also when I finish work I have to pay back a £200 loan (no interest) from my employer.

So would it seem silly/stupid to leave a 'normal' job now with no job to go to and no answers to applications so far?

skint_spice

Oo PAP, big decision. Personally I'm very cautious and wouldn't but there do always seem to be a lot of PT minimum wage jobs around so maybe it would be ok. you have got a few months essentials saved up though so that would give you a some time to have a look around, can you have a look around now and see if there's much available?
Sorry not much help but I'm a woose!

spud30

PAP, I'm probably not best qualified to advise you here, but I can tell you what I believe.

I think life is way too short to be stuck in a job that you hate and is making you ill. You're a lovely person and deserve to work somewhere you would be happy.

I left a well paid job (I was the main breadwinner of a family of 4) due to similar circumstances. I definitely made the right decision.

Good luck hun x

beanielou

WEll done Gemmzie.
PAP~U could get a line from your GP to tide you over for a month or so?
Lifes to short hun to put up with the nonsense you get at work.

beanielou

See PAP~spud & I are basically saying the same thing.

spud30

beanielou wrote: »

See PAP~spud & I are basically saying the same thing.

Of course - great minds think alike hun !!!!!

postingalwaysposting

Thank ss, no its helped kinda. I have been looking and applying but I have been applying for things like admin etc (which I ahve no experience in so that may be why I have had no replys). There ar plenty of min wage jobs around though but not in places I would like to work but if the worse comes to teh worse its a job... which to kick me in the teeth is what my mum said when I took this job 3 years ago and I told her I wont like it. At that time tough I was in debt and on jsa... a stop gap she called it :rolleyes:

postingalwaysposting

beanie ~ doc wont sign me off, he says it will make me worse
spud ~ Thats how I feel, I have never liked it but it was a means to an end and I hated being on jsa. The problem is am I shooting myself in the foot? I wouldnt care but I dont want 'family' looking down on me in three moths/when all my moneys gone, saying see you shouldnt have left your job etc etc. I have said many a time when I get up in teh morning and dont want to go to work I should leave. I got to that point 4 months ago :rolleyes:

spud30

PAP, I was in my job 19 years, and loved it until a change of management made life completely unbearable.

We had a family conference :rolleyes: and the decision was made that I would leave. I left with nothing lined up, and somehow managed to walk into my current job without even applying for it

It could have been a terrible decision, but luckily it all worked out OK. 2 years on, and even though we dont have as much money coming in as we did before, life is great.

Only you can make the right decision for you hun :grouphug: