Intentionally unemployed

perfectspiral

With respect, you come across as incredibly entitled.


I would advise keeping your current role, and look to move to another entry-level one, but within a particlar company or industry that you could progress in and would help develop whatever skills you currently have.

Enterprise_1701C

I'm afraid I would agree about your attitude. That will not help.

There is nothing stopping you leaving work, but what are you going to do in the meantime? I would suggest that you perhaps volunteer in a charity shop and take an open university course, or something like that.

I would also suggest signing up to a temping agency if there is such a thing in your line of work, or perhaps getting a zero hours contract so you can keep your hand in rather than spending ages doing nothing.

Also, there is such a thing as a back to work course, not sure if you can get on it without being unemployed for a length of time, but it might give you an idea about where you are going wrong.

Another thing you could do is find a job overseas, that can often open your eyes to another life.

JayRitchie

Which part of the country are you in? Some place are really hard to escape minimum wages, others much easier. Plus what training/ education do you have?

Doshwaster

As long as you are living off savings (where did these come from if you've only ever had "entry level jobs"?) and not claiming benefits then I have no problem with anyone being "intentionally unemployed" for a short while- a career break can be good for you. However, you still need to think long term. If you've struggled to get what you would consider to be a proper job up to now then is it going to be any easier in the future?

If you have enough savings to last for "years" then how about investing some of it into starting your own business. Be your own boss. After all, nobody ever got rich working for someone else.

MEM62

Sometimes a clean break like that can be very liberating. Certainly, if you have the means to live for a while without working it won't be a bad thing. It will give you time to consider where you are with things.

In terms of a career, what do you want to do?

Sammypooler

If immediate start is required just quit your job. Breach of contract and they are unlikely to follow through.

lincroft1710

Sammypooler wrote: »

Breach of contract and they are unlikely to follow through.

Your basis for such a sweeping statement?

lisyloo

Sammypooler wrote: »

If immediate start is required just quit your job. Breach of contract and they are unlikely to follow through.

I think that’s bad advice,
Firstly because you need references. Just recently I had to go back 20 years for references as I didn’t want to use my current employer.

But also word gets around and it’s a small world.
Never a good idea to burn your bridges.

In some situations your employer might not mind you leaving early.

Sammypooler

Because for a low level job what’s the value of the claim? I work in this industry. MD of a firm, yeah sue his/her !!! as they do affect he business, low level jobs not so much.

Are they really going to bother chasing? Also factual references are usually only required eg you worked for this company between two dates.

Mistral001

Employers will be taking a chance if they employ someone who walked away from a job just because they did not like it. I cannot see many, if any, employers regarding that as a good reason to leave a job. Yes you hear of people who left "dead end jobs" and are now really happy as a cleaner, or running their own yogurt making business in the Welsh mountains, but they tend to be the exception rather than the rule.

I would not use up any of your savings on anything before doing a lot of research and developing a plan for the type of work you want to do. I would not rule out getting a part-time job to pay the bills while you decide what to do. You need to get out and meet people from all walks of life and part time work will enable you to meet some people. Part time work could give you ideas of what to do in the future.