/biz/ - Business & Finance

[Anonymous No.56517017]

Have you ever quit your job with nothing lined up? How did it turn out?

I have about 30k cash and double that in investments and I’m at the point where I hate life going into work every day. I keep thinking I could quit and work part time at a Christmas tree farm or literally anything else and be happier

[Anonymous No.56517025]

>>56517017
happiness is the least important thing to chase in life

[Anonymous No.56517042]

>>56517025
Like money is better lmao. I’m mainly thinking I could work part time making 1200 a month or whatever and just barely enough to not eat away my savings. Maybe pivot in life to find something that would make me content.

[Anonymous No.56517114]

>>56517017
I literally did this back in June. I had a 3 month notice period which was painful to work, and I'm almost exactly 1 month in. I quit a fairly comfy job as a senior scientist managing a small team after I got a new fucking faggot boss. $75k total comp, and I have $200k saved. For reference, I'm a britbong.
I've been spending my time creating automation devices for my home (Hydroponics for the plants, DIY thermostats, I made a little drone out of a raspberry pi 5 and I'm currently optimising the flight controller for more stability), I've baked probably over 300 apple turnovers, and I've been to 3 countries I never had chance to visit before.
Honestly, OP - best month of my life, I'm not exaggerating. My girlfriend's been a whinging bitch and is, for some inexplicable reason, worried - but if you have enough liquid cash to take 6-12 months off I can't recommend it more. Your mind and spirit will thank you for it.

[Anonymous No.56517123]

Move to a safe and cheap south american country. I live in a place where 8k is enough for a year. And I live in the "expensive" area

[Anonymous No.56517334]

What's the outlook for your field of work? If you can get hired in somewhere else easily maybe a break is a good idea. Taking a pay cut isn't bad either, when you realize how little you actually need. For me, being frugal and saving money is fun and fulfilling. And most instances of people quitting out of the blue dont go well for people I know but that's only anecdotal. Make sure you know where you're going. Just my 2 cents

[Anonymous No.56517356]

>>56517017
Honestly OP do it.
just for your own sake. Make sure you're mentally ok. Then go to work.

The world doesn't fall apart. you have a quiet week or two and then start to get bored and anxious until you go and find something where youre happier. but you need to make sure you have the energy to find a better spot instead of grinding it out. otherwise you get burnout and you will not recover in a reasonable time and will wind up having to take me time off later.

I took some time for myself to recharge. its better for all involved parties or ill start getting shitty at people and firing folks and likely winding up in a similar spot rather than actually doing or growing something cool that i want to be a part of.

Bout to go work with some old friends doing some fun projects for a little less cash instead of building someone elses business for them with no ral stake. happier now.

[Anonymous No.56517361]

>>56517356
I agree. Work is good. Somebody should kill Georme Powell. I want to fuck his daughter.

[Anonymous No.56517364]

>>56517025
half true.
happiness isnt something to pursue.
you allow it in. you accept it. But the harder you try to find "it" the more it'll elude you. "it" is a figment of your imagination and as such will never compare in reality.

[Anonymous No.56517382]

>>56517017
Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays

[Anonymous No.56517398]

>>56517017
>Have you ever quit your job with nothing lined up?
A few times
>How did it turn out?
I got another job.

[Anonymous No.56517441]

>>56517398
He's not talking about delivering pizza

[Anonymous No.56517488]

>>56517364
There's a skill to enjoying life. Take food for example, if you're bad at enjoying it, you'll stuff your face, become obese and start to feel horrible. There's a skill to knowing how to maxx out the joy you get from food, from sleeping, from exercise, from everything, it's a skill you can develop but you need to focus on enjoying every aspect of life specifically. That's basically how aristocrats used to live, they would devote their life to joymaxxing because they could afford it

[Anonymous No.56517573]

>>56517488
hmmm.. I'd say thats partially correct.
I'd argue that trying to maxx out and experience actually removes you from staying fully present at times. Like every family holiday as a brokie. We were so stressed about having fun, that we never really did.

I think youre right that its a skill in that practicing habits can enable more of it. But id say its also a misnomer as theres no barrier to entry.

you just decide one day youre worthy of allowing yourself to be happy. or you always feel ashamed for it. one of these is healthy.

To be content or satiated doesn't require a journey or obstacle or an absence. But sometimes those things help.

sometimes you just need to accept being content is ok, that this. just this. is enough.
accepting the ability to be content is enough.
accepting that you deserve love

separating your egoic patterns from conscious desires and focussing on what will maximise rewards WILL bring you happiness, but isn't the cause of it.

look at a jovial retard? or a daydreamer?
weirdly some of my happiest or most content moments have been at lifes worst or ugliest times. and it doesnt make them mean more, or better but it means that i remember them.
some of my largest mile stones i simply didnt allow myself the satisfaction of feeling accomplished. I wont get those moments of celebration back where i was a sour cunt who didnt respect my environment enough to be real in the moment and be thankful to those who bothered to actually care.

[Anonymous No.56517580]

>>56517017
Did it a couple of times. Most of the time though I was still in school.

If you consider a career move, then it perfectly normal to leave, take a few classes or chase certificates, and return back. It looks more deliberate and hiring practices tend to go for students or continuing education.

If you just want to leave and just relax, then make sure you don't have a family or any big responsibilities. 30K can land you a perfect few years just relaxing but it won't save you if you're trying to start a family.

I'd say from my experience, I never had a girlfriend and I spent almost all of my money on my Parents Mortgage. So when I quit it was always just beause I had a lack of goals outside of work. Long as you don't have those type of goals, it's not gonna be as bad as society makes it seem. Chill, relax and work part time figuring your life out. If you do end up with a girlfriend and want to marry, then you need to buckle down.

[Anonymous No.56517633]

>>56517017
quit, fired on the spot
oh yea
corporate america is the most dystopian hell hole you'll ever experience. its like living an episode of the black mirror daily

[Anonymous No.56517653]

>>56517123
>8k enough for a year
holy shit what country? or equivalent for example

[Anonymous No.56517659]

>>56517633
btw fired on the spot 3 times
quit on the spot probably upwards of 10 times
even if I have something lined up dont expect a 2 week notice :)

[Anonymous No.56517675]

>>56517025
You don't need to chase happiness to get yourself out of poisoned, still waters. If he hates what he does, then he hates it.
>>56517017
I've quit cold turkey once. Had 6K in savings and went about 45 days without a job before landing a different one. Even though it has it's own annoyances it's still taught me some different perspectives on Small Businesses and Large Businesses and just how behind on payments and deeply in debt a lot of small business owners are in.
Even if you do not find happiness, you'll definitely find some different lessons from life. Do it Anon. Quit today and trust yourself.

[Anonymous No.56517727]

>>56517659
>tell me you're making min. wage without telling me you're making min. wage

[Anonymous No.56517953]

>>56517441
Neither am I lol. Y'all just need to stop being pussies.

[Anonymous No.56517960]

>>56517727
wrong and lowiqpilled

[Anonymous No.56517968]

>>56517025
who gives a shit when you're suicidal?

[Anonymous No.56518003]

>>56517488
What you're referring to is deferred gratification and I believe that's part of what separates animals from divine beings.

[Anonymous No.56518044]

>>56517017
Vax mandates did it to me twice. And once before because my boss for a govt contractor in the defense space told me to do something illegal.

Ngl, it cost me significantly each time. Mainly from lost wages. Luckily I am still on an upward career path still but it was a major setback to be sure.

I'm 38 with two young kids and a good job and sahw but no savings whatsoever.

I have a cheap mortgage on a small house in the whitest and nicest area ive ever seen in my life so Ive got the important things down but I worry about not being able to provide financially for my kids once they are older and need more significant financial help.

[Anonymous No.56518155]

>>56517017
Bump for being in the same boat. Probably getting laid off soon with severance. Don't really want to keep doing this shit or even think about going into cube hell again.

Problem is current wage hasn't really gotten me anything more than shit wages. Still no house and just nicer things I already had.

[Anonymous No.56518418]

I did this when I was 24. Quit my job on a random Friday and did a bunch of odd side gigs to cover my bills. I was debt free and just had rent, utilities, food and car insurance to cover. It was the most fun I had, every day was something new. I would drive on Uber sometimes, do freelance gigs online, did manual labor, carpentry and helped people move.

If you're like 26 years old or younger then go for it. If you're older than that, you should try to find a decent remote job and just coast because you don't want to fall behind going into your 30s/40s. I'll be set to retire by 35 at the oldest (31 now), I don't think I'd be able to if I had done this when I was 27-30.

[Anonymous No.56518479]

>>56517123
>safe south american country
Holy fucking kek

[Anonymous No.56519558]

Worked as a design engineer 5 years in the US, saved a lot of money and just quit since I wasn't getting promoted because my boomer boss just didn't want to promote anyone in our group. Moved to South America (have some family there) and bought a house from a guy an uncle knew. Haven't worked in almost two years now, might start working in a week (two offers on the table) but still have 35k in crypto and 5k in savings in case something happens.

[Anonymous No.56519646]

I quit my job once to start a company with my best friend, and my best friend died about two weeks later. I did not go back to my shitty job.

[Anonymous No.56521776]

Bump

[Anonymous No.56521962]

>>56517017
Best thing I ever did. Stressful job working for the woman, when I left they said Have some time off then come back. I had enough savings for a couple months in India to completely change my scene.
When I came back I said "Ok universe, I've had enough - over to you now".
I had no idea how things would work out.
Today i am a landlord who has competed a masters degree in something I am passionate about. The universe has helped put things on the right track.
The main thing that helped was not having a mortgage so we could lower our costs. Also my wife kept working. Now that I am qualified I will get a job and she can quit hers if she wants.

[Anonymous No.56521973]

>>56518479
el salvador my nigga its paradiseish now

[Anonymous No.56522108]

>>56517025
based.

OP , chase peace and tranquility instead.

i work part time. i have ZERO stress, No responsibilities.

i live with my mom and im 33 years old.

i have 10,000 link tokens and im cozy enjoying life. eating steak EVERY DAY, raw organs like brain. liver, bone marrow.

i lay in the sun and it makes me happy, i cook outdoors on an electric grill and while i cook the steak i do calsithenics and play with my dog. i go for walks daily. i feel amazing when i wealk barefoot at dusk thanking god for such a beautiful day.

naturally living like this i have no desire to drink actually i tried to get drunk and i started to get ill after only one beer. i dont vape anymore. no drugs. not even coffee. i tried to drink a rockstar the other day and i felt sick to my stomache. the only way i want to feel is sober. i used to get drunk and cry about my life. i havent cried since the last time i got drunk which was 8 months ago.

i play some video games and browse the web. litereally getting lost in the internet everyday learning something new. and when my head lays on my pillow i have a smile on my face becasue it feels so good .i take a about 4 very deep breaths while i let my resting heart rate settle in my body and i pass out within seconds.

i look like im 27. i feel like im 21 still. im very fit, lean. athletic. i walk with confidence in the stores. if i ever wanna really treat myself i will hire an escort that gives GFE. and then im good for a few months.
i wouldnt wanna live any other way.

[Anonymous No.56522169]

>>56522108
and you don't feel any shame living with your mom at 33? having no clear direction in life or path towards becoming self sufficient? that would make me feel terrible

[Anonymous No.56522197]

>>56522108
based, enjoy yourself anon

[Anonymous No.56522208]

>>56517633
>corporate america is the most dystopian hell hole you'll ever experience
not wrong. made it pretty high up a large corp in energy and utilities as a financial analyst. more you learn and see the worse it gets

[Anonymous No.56522314]

>>56522169
i help her with bills. and i take care of the home, yardwork and maintenace. my dad is dead. no shame at all. im proud to be here. and i enjoy her company. whenever she needs something i usually pay. like she needs new tires and alignment so im going to pay for that.

you literally need no direction in life. walking everyday (for at least 2 hours) is enough to trick yourself into removing whatever need of direction you think you want.


and like i said, im very fit, im very proud of how i compare to everyone else in stores and public. everyone i see is so miserable they look so sick. unhealthy.

today i danced for about 2 hours, to a dj set on youtube, giving my self chills feeling the music, and it was amazing, and i was sober. i took a nice shit. and showered after. i ate steak and fruit. and im finishing decorating the house to scare the living shit out of trick or treaters later. im setting up a $2,000 pa system with lights strobes and smoke blacklights. and i love to get inside peoples heads. to love to scare people, thats my path for today.

i have always enjoyed my own company since i was little. i always ditched my friends in school to be alone. i never cared about friends. im very good at dating and never could settle for one girl so i never settled at all.

i could be anything i want in life. so i choose to be nothing.

[Anonymous No.56522326]

>>56517017
Did it with no cash.
I'm not gonna crouch and torch scrap all day. Fuck that. Leave that for the guys who are 5'5 and 120 lbs.

[Anonymous No.56522339]

>>56522108
>i live with my mom and im 33 years old.
stopped reading here

hope your mom dies and you have just a big hole in your life loser hahahahaha

[Anonymous No.56522355]

>>56517017
yes I did it when my crypto portfolio hit 100k many years ago. Been living off a more and more valuable stack of crypto ever since. With 30k in cash you can live off for 1 1/2 years so figure something out or not, either way its better than having your youth sucked out at a job.

[Anonymous No.56522406]

>>56522108
Above 30 and
> i live with my mom and im 33 years old.

IMAGINE the SMELLS

[Anonymous No.56522440]

>>56517017
To me quitting my job that pays 4.5k net a month, would be a bad idea given that i am 27 and consider it a good score.
HOWEVER, i would like to.
But quitting without something lined up, even if it is a business idea or something specific is essentially just giving up.
Dont give up anon, or you may feel like you wasted your years later. Especially when someone’s boyfriend/husband comes and brags at a family meeting with you having only your pennies and spiritualism which everyone laughs at.
And you cant really kill them or hurt them because they are family and kinda love you, but you HATE being mocked, so you have to reach for the max, one life, gotta reach for the max.

I may be projecting but it is what jt is. Isnt 4chan with its anonymity what its for?

[Anonymous No.56522463]

I did when my portfolio went over $1 million. I have no connections or skills or credentials, job only paid me $24 an hour but with tons of unpaid overtime and no benefits. I walked off the job in early 2021, still living on my money. I spend about $25k to $27k a year to live. Still coasting. Even after the crash, I still have about $670k in savings, mostly in Bitcoin. I think I will be alright. Always was a poorfag and never had any friends, I believe I will remain this way for the rest of my life.

[Anonymous No.56522474]

I did this because "no pussy no work no taxes"
& it was rough but honestly worked out in my favor, moved to a different city and have been fucking the shit out of this new girl while jobless, gave me purpose&motivation, decided to get a new job, she texts me after my shift saying "good job", it's a wonderful feeling when someone appreciates you

[Anonymous No.56522591]

>>56522314
I appreciate you anon. Happy Halloween

[Anonymous No.56522610]

>>56517017
I did. They begged me to stay. I turned off all forms of communication. They shipped me boxes to send them the laptop back. After a bit of thinking I asked for my job back. I blamed mental health and they gave it back to me the next day. Still waging. I dread every day, but at least I'm getting 100K+.

Sometimes, you just gotta turn your mind off, slave out, and gamble. Being without a job is 1000x worse.

[Anonymous No.56522637]

>>56522610
Here

>>56522474
I also quit due to NPNW. Pretended it was a suicidal/mental thing though, to get my job back. Fact is, 120K (my savings) is not enough to do NPNW. You need at least 200K to go full NPNW + Van Life. Which is what I'm planning to do, by this time next year.

[Anonymous No.56522719]

>>56517017
> 90k
assuming you have your own home and no mortgage you can live on $1k a month and be comfortable for 90 months. I'd kill for a chance to do that right now.

[Anonymous No.56522804]

>>56522637
>at least 200K
Break this down for me, anon. Sounds fucking tempting but my math shows me taking a load off when I've got $300,000 and no sooner. (And I also have a buck 20 of savings. Same as you)
>>56517017
I quit without a plan because me big corporate job wanted devs to be on call for 24/7 support. They really wanted to keep me so they offered me a position on a different team. That was great for a while, but now the new team is riding me too hard too. I'm getting sick of the treadmill but getting away from the rat race seems impossibly far away. I could (and might) live off my savings for a pong time. Not forever.

[Anonymous No.56522929]

>>56522804

200K can buy you a house (if things crash). Then you apply for gibs to make up the remainder (food stamps). They don't count your house as an asset.

Or if you want to go solo, by the 4% rule, 200K will give you $666.66 per month ($8,000/year). Which is enough for van life assuming you already own a van which I do. Or you can live in Vietnam on that amount, I'm sure. While starting your own /biz/. I spend 12K/year here in the US because I'm very frugal. 850 rent, the rest groceries. WFH. I'd need 300K for that but I'm done with the pussy prison of the west.

[Anonymous No.56522955]

>>56522804
And if you prefer the west, 200K is still enough

[Anonymous No.56523158]

>>56517017
Got fire from line cook at a bar once for coming in drunk. Does that count?

[Anonymous No.56523165]

How do I get femoids and zoomers to consoooooooooom my content

[Anonymous No.56523406]

>>56523165
Why not monetize your current audience?

[Anonymous No.56524224]

>>56518044
This post was interesting to me because I have a wife and we're thinking about starting a family soon. I work a stressful white collar job that doesn't pay enough, but it does provide stability and healthcare.

I don't know if I can just walk in and quit. The job is getting more and more stressful though every couple of months (boss is trying to do less actual work and more "management" type bullshit). So I'm looking for a way out but nervous and kind of afraid to really consider quitting. Oh yeah and I fucking hate LinkedIn, networking, interviewing etc. so that doesn't help.

[Anonymous No.56524447]

>>56522314
>walking everyday (for at least 2 hours) is enough to trick yourself into removing whatever need of direction you think you want.


God Damnit I know this to be true. We are walking this mf earth

[Anonymous No.56524584]

>>56521973
I’d be interested to hear more if you’d elaborate

[Anonymous No.56524598]

>>56517017
Yup, just lived off other peoples taxes and it's fine. Boring but fine.
I just can't deal with the rejection of applying for jobs so I make games on shitty equipment and hope one day I make it. Everyone hates me because they all have jobs but you can't say I don't work.

[Anonymous No.56524624]

>>56524598
What kind of games you make Anon? Sounds comfy. Once I reach 200K I wish to do the same. Being able to work on a product of your own sounds wonderful. Even without pay, or hopes of ever making it.

[Anonymous No.56524649]

>>56517017
You will not miss the job if you don't like it. You will miss the money however so try and find something you enjoy doing which makes you money. It's cliche buts true.

[Anonymous No.56524671]

>>56517017
I quit back in March, still not looking for a job.

[Anonymous No.56524721]

>>56522108
ha, you're 33 you dipshit, keep up being a loser that lives with his mom and does the bare minimum for 20 more years, then get back to us on how great you feel about your life. Get back to us when you realize you should've worked way fucking harder when it was way easier to do so. You fucking neets and part-timers disgust me, get your shit together.

[Anonymous No.56524727]

Yes. What's the worst case scenario, you have to go get another job within 2 years before you run out of cash? Who fucking cares

[Anonymous No.56524745]

>>56522314
>i could be anything i want in life
Wrong, people are where they deserve to be in life, like dota 2 mmr. You just suck.

[Anonymous No.56524751]

>>56517017
Im not gonna sugar coat it here, getting to shitpost on /biz is actually the highlight of my day. I get to laugh, make jokes, invest in stupid ass shit and it's a delight. Every penny i make with these shitcoins is incredibly funny to me. I've never laughed so much like the time i found i made 2k from opium bird. It's just... it's just a way to hang into life i guess

[Anonymous No.56525239]

>>56517025
My dream is to fuck a woman with h cup breasts who aren't fat, like one of those only fans whores. I feel like I have to be pretty successful in life to do this. Is this a good enough incentive?

[Anonymous No.56525257]

>>56525239
omg fuck off you fat cunt

[Anonymous No.56525259]

>>56524727
The boomers scream it will ruin your rep for re-hiring, set you back in life, etc.

[Anonymous No.56525276]

>>56524721
Oh nooo he'll be 53 and poor/homeless!
We all beg for our lives when death comes knocking, but do you really think it will matter in the end?

Life isn't about making your life comfortable when you're an old, dying person. It's either about enjoying what time you can or ensuring your children get to enjoy it.

If he has kids and desires to give his children a better future than the life he's lived then sure you have a point, but "retirism" is a trick. My father recently retired and he has displayed a shaky realization that his fear of quitting work was a trick.

[Anonymous No.56525456]

I spent a lot of time thinking about quitting my job but the few hobbies I have
>gym
>going in the woods
>shooting guns / gunsooming
>shitposting on 4chan
either don't require more than a few hours at a time or cost money.
Long story short I'm just going to stick around with my job for now. I the fact I have a pretty significant cushion of cash just means I'm willing to adjust my work output to a level that makes the job tolerable and if that's a problem then I get fired and I'm in the same position as if I'd quit so no change.
Could I support myself on some part-time bullshit job? Yeah, but what's the use if I don't have to. I don't think being a cashier at Walmart is going to be an improvement over what I have now.
There's going to be pros and cons with anything and if some of you guys are so over-worked or just stressed out at your jobs then I think there's nothing wrong with taking a break and it'll probably do you some good.
I got laid off 3 times during the covid era and it was miserable and I was completely bored out of my mind.
If having a job to keep myself from going insane with boredom because I don't smoke weed or play videos games or paint figurines makes me an NPC that's fine at least I'm keeping it real with myself.

[Anonymous No.56525470]

>>56517025
imagine being this lost

[Anonymous No.56525513]

>>56517114
what r ur further plans? 1 month is nothing especially for someone who seems as established as you

[Anonymous No.56525532]

>>56518418
>I did this when I was 24. Quit my job on a random Friday and did a bunch of odd side gigs to cover my bills. I was debt free and just had rent, utilities, food and car insurance to cover. It was the most fun I had
can confirm

[Anonymous No.56525533]

>>56522208
elaborate everything pls

[Anonymous No.56525547]

>>56518418
>I'll be set to retire by 35 at the oldest
how ? sounds like you were just lucky gambling or some shit

[Anonymous No.56525551]

>>56519646
what happened then?

[Anonymous No.56525577]

>>56522463
>when my portfolio went over $1 million. I have no connections or skills or credentials, job only paid me $24 an hour but with tons of unpaid overtime
wtf u gotta be old, nobody literally just works a (lowskilled at that) wagecuck job to a million
i dont know how this is even possible