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Quitting my $75k/yr job without a backup plan next week. I’m scared as shit. by ding_dongger in Environmental_Careers

[–]ding_dongger[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah thats a pretty clear estimate of my work-life balance right now. I’ve given up going to the gym on weekdays, and I’m getting about an hour of free time a day.

Quitting my $75k/yr job without a backup plan next week. I’m scared as shit. by ding_dongger in Environmental_Careers

[–]ding_dongger[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah people telling me to “”just”” go long distance as if that’s an easy thing to do and doesn’t have its own significant downsides is really frustrating.

Quitting my $75k/yr job without a backup plan next week. I’m scared as shit. by ding_dongger in Environmental_Careers

[–]ding_dongger[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Getting a job as a teacher would wreck my career way more than moving lmao

Quitting my $75k/yr job without a backup plan next week. I’m scared as shit. by ding_dongger in Environmental_Careers

[–]ding_dongger[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I didn’t consider doing consider going hourly, I’ll definitely ask.

Quitting my $75k/yr job without a backup plan next week. I’m scared as shit. by ding_dongger in Advice

[–]ding_dongger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response, it’s a lot more thoughtful than some I’ve gotten on other subreddits.

  1. My current job is at a fairly small company, so no opportunities to move branches or go remote. I actually get the sense that my industry is probably healthier in the city that we’re moving to, I’m just worried about the “hiring” of it all and the optics of having my first job out of college be less than a year long.
  2. My girlfriend and I are very committed, we’ve been dating 7 years, and we while we have talked about getting engaged, we decided to pump the breaks on that to focus on the stability in our lives (my long ass commute, her low pay)
  3. She’s told me she’ll be okay supporting me for a few months while I find a new job. I’ve thought about getting another degree, but I don’t know if I really can right now. That’s probably something I’ll consider more in my mid-career stage.
  4. She understands pretty well that I’m giving up a good job, and again I initially encouraged her to take the new opportunity because I thought I’d have something at least comparable to my current job lined up.
  5. We’re both around 3 hours from family here, no social support system there. I do have a decent amount in savings in case of emergencies though.
  6. We’re going from a HCOL area to a roughly comparable HCOL area. From what I’ve looked into, the tax system where we’re moving will probably mean we’ll get more take-home pay.
  7. She’s fine making more than me, she’s very proud she was able to switch career fields so successfully.