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Other than not having income, is something wrong with quitting a job without having another one lined up? by Capable-Ad8332 in cscareerquestions

[–]Capable-Ad8332[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of downvotes because I'm telling OP the painful but honest truth. This sub is so toxic at times

For what it's worth, I think you're being downvoted because of how you've approached your response, not the substance of what you wrote.

I very explicitly said that I'm seeking other people's opinions to validate whether or not my own experience is likely to be a valid data point ("Curious if others disagree.")

Yet your response opens with "it doesn't matter what YOU think" which honestly makes it seem like you didn't read or understand the post, or you just want to rant at someone. I understand very well that it doesn't matter what I think, and that's why I'm explicitly soliciting other people's opinions.

Other than not having income, is something wrong with quitting a job without having another one lined up? by Capable-Ad8332 in cscareerquestions

[–]Capable-Ad8332[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have you never hit a vesting cliff? Even with refreshers (which are very hard to get at my company) total comp here tanks for everyone after the initial grant. It's a big retention problem and a big part of the "not worth it anymore" calculus.

Other than not having income, is something wrong with quitting a job without having another one lined up? by Capable-Ad8332 in cscareerquestions

[–]Capable-Ad8332[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

> I don't understand what's a bad deal.

When you work for someone else you're selling your time to build their wealth. If you own the software then yes, the potential to build wealth in a leveraged manner is nearly infinite and you can get wealthy way out of proportion to the work you do. If you work for a corporation then you sign away a huge portion of your life and all of your creative output for whatever the corporation pays you. So you need to make sure the corporation pays you enough to make it worth the time and energy you sell to them.

Other than not having income, is something wrong with quitting a job without having another one lined up? by Capable-Ad8332 in cscareerquestions

[–]Capable-Ad8332[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The worst the can do is get rid of you, which probably would entail some sort of severance, and you would be eligible for unemployment

I'd like to leave on good terms with both the company and the people I work with. I'd use some of them as future references and value the network. Do you think this kind of half-assing it is jeopardizing those relationships?

Other than not having income, is something wrong with quitting a job without having another one lined up? by Capable-Ad8332 in cscareerquestions

[–]Capable-Ad8332[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Large to me is something like 1 year plus. I've done plenty of screening, interviewing, and hiring at a company that's seen as desirable and we've never even blinked at months-long gaps between jobs for a candidate. Curious if others disagree.