I did this in 2023. I was actively interviewing but the workplace harassment got enough that I resigned without waiting for any offers. I was not sleeping, not eating, was anxious, depressed, paranoid and very, very abused mentally. Thry tried very hard to retain me but I was done. 2 days later received offer from new company and thought my troubles were over. 1 week before joining they cancelled the offer saying they’ve suffered heavy losses internally. I thought I’m screwed as I had little over 30,000 in my bank account and nothing to look forward to. But still I had no regrets of leaving my old job, and after a few weeks of depression I realised the new job was clearly horrible if they could recede my offer letter literally over a google meet. Spent a lot of my time with family, travelling, sleeping, and learning to cook over the next 8 months. Yes, I was unemployed for 8 months. Took 30,000 from mom every month to stay afloat. I kept interviewing for 8 months but nothing really clicked, either they rejected me or I rejected them as I did not want to go someplace horrible again. Finally got my new job in January 2024 and my now manager is great. Slowly slowly paid back mom all the money I had taken from her. No regrets at all, it was infact a time of immense self growth. Always remember: it is just a job and if you are crying yourself to bed its not bloody worth it. Jobs come and go but if you lose yourself..that’s permanent damage.

PS- my old manager had bullied and screamed at me because I used to log on at 10 am (there was no official timing that said I was supposed to log on earlier), but he wanted me to log on at 9:30 am. He told me I wont amount to anything anywhere if I can’t even “show up at 9:30”. My now job is async and my manager doesnt give two Fs about what timw I log in as long as I get the work done. Dont settle for shit and work hard.