# I'm planning to quit my job **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 22, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-planning-to-quit-my-job/746829 "2016-02-22T20:19:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-planning-to-quit-my-job/746829/21 "2016-02-23T18:55:52Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > There’s a big difference between “_I don’t need the money_” and “_our finances are secure and don’t need to work immediately for us to manage_”. > > The latter says to me that they can get by a month or so while he searches to replace his job. The former says, I don’t need the money. Well, if you want me to be specific: I could easily take a year or two off. I’m not sure I could take ten years off. That’s our financial position. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-planning-to-quit-my-job/746829/22 "2016-02-23T19:36:32Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > Well, if you want me to be specific: I could easily take a year or two off. I’m not sure I could take ten years off. That’s our financial position. Then I think you should take Omar’s original advice and look for a new job while you have the current one. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-planning-to-quit-my-job/746829/23 "2016-02-23T19:59:27Z")
No hard feelings, but if you’re sure about your decision, either just quit today or give notice today. Speaking as someone in charge of hiring, I have a company to run and would like to begin looking for your replacement sooner than later. While you may not need this job, I need someone who wants it. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-planning-to-quit-my-job/746829/24 "2016-02-23T21:20:12Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > It’s just that I’ve never voluntarily left a job before, and I’m over 50 years old. > [@suranyi](#): > > The thing is, I’m not sure I even want another job that soon. I think I want to do something very different with my life, and it may take a while to figure out what that is. As I said, I don’t need the money. Unless you are back in the workforce within a year, you may never get back in. Are you comfortable with that? ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-planning-to-quit-my-job/746829/25 "2016-02-23T21:24:27Z")
> [@Blaster\_Master](#): > > As others pointed out, if you’re unhappy, you don’t need the money, and you think you want to do something else with your life… why wait a few more weeks to quit? Why not put in your notice now? Because that way, he wouldn’t get to wait for just the right moment – when the boss has just told him to do some stupid, horrible, probably illegal thing, that is somehow absolutely necessary to the career of the worst problem-causer there. THAT’s the best time for him to ‘put in his notice’, effective immediately. Even if that situation never comes up, knowing he has that option might just make it a lot more bearable to stay there for a couple more months while job-searching. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-planning-to-quit-my-job/746829.md?page=1)