One day my company’s CEO announced a new policy. It was unreasonable and there was unrest amongst the staff. After the meeting, I told the head of my department that I would continue to break the rule.
She declined to take any action, but I assumed I would be fired soon, so I resigned. That way, even if I was fired during my last two weeks, I could truthfully say I quit on future job applications since my resignation came first (there’s a resume trick for you).

The details of the policy and name of the employer are not important, but here’s the rest of the story: The CEO ignored my rule-breaking (and eventually changed his mind on the policy). I worked another month at the request of my department head because she had always treated me well.
When I finally left, she shook my hand and said I was welcome back anytime.
After leaving a couple of jobs over the years, I have become a job-quitting expert. And leaving that job gave me the time needed to begin this much-more-satisfying career as a freelance writer. So it seems only natural to share my expertise, starting with the obvious advice…

Avoid quitting a job impulsively.

Carefully consider a few questions first. Are there alternatives to quitting? Have you made preparations? How can you leave on good terms in case you need the job back? Are some bridges meant to be burnt? Can you comfortably lose the income, even if the loss is temporary? Are you starting a business? Have you started the business and the income is sufficient?

1. Save Money
With enough money in the bank, you can quit a job you don’t like anytime, even before you line up another one. Many financial authors recommend six months of savings in the bank, but I prefer to have enough money saved to pay the bills for a year.

2. Develop Other Income Sources
This should be the main reason to quit your job, well, except your boss is mean. If you have more than one stream of income (Affiliate Marketing is a good source), quitting a job is easier to handle. If you have a side hustle or two and some investment income, you’ll be in a strong position to make job decisions without worrying too much about paying the bills.

3. Maintain a Current Resume
Keep a resume ready and up-to-date. If you’re qualified for several types of positions, make a resume for each.


4. Keep Your Fixed Expenses Low
It’s easier and safer to quit a job if your living expenses are low, but the type of expense matters greatly. For example, it’s not necessarily a problem if you spend a fortune eating out and going to movies every night because you can immediately cut those discretionary expenditures when you’re between jobs.


How to Quit Your Job
Your boss might deserve to hear “take this job and shove it!” as you walk out the door in the middle of the day.
But it’s usually a bad idea.

I’ve quit without notice twice, and the employers did deserve it, but I (mostly) held my tongue, and I walked out suddenly only on short-term jobs I could leave off my resume.

Unless there is a good reason to do otherwise, give at least two weeks’ notice, and tell your employer what you liked about working there (c’mon, there has to be something). You might want the job back someday, or a future employer might talk to this one. To the extent possible, leave on good terms.

More importantly, do a good job while you’re still there. If you’re tempted to slack off because you hate the job or your boss, it’s time to go. You deserve to be treated right, but your employer deserves to get what he pays for.
Put your resignation in writing. If you’re not sure what to say, look for templates and examples of resignation letters online. Essentially, you want to explain, give a time-frame and thank your employer for the opportunity to have worked there.

What About Your Resume?
Yes, your resume and future job applications may look less than ideal if you quit too many jobs. But there are a few tricks to making them look as good as they can.

First, leave a few things off the resume. A job you had for a week isn’t relevant, is it? If you have many past jobs to choose from, include the ones that are most relevant to the position you’re applying for, and don’t mention the others.

What about that part on the application where they ask why you left a previous position? No problem; as a complex human being you always have multiple reasons for quitting, so just choose one your new employer prefers to hear. He doesn’t need to know you just get bored with jobs after the first few months (yes, I’m talking about myself).

One solution is to always have a small business on the side. Then, if there is a gap in your employment record, you were “focusing on your business.” If your business is incorporated, you can even put yourself down as an employee during those otherwise blank stretches.

It also helps to round off the dates of previous employment. For example, if you quit a job in January and started another in November of the same year, writing down just the years you worked at each will make it appear as if there is no gap.

I’m not suggesting lying, but employers who look at your resume probably won’t tell you the bad things about working for them, so why should you volunteer negative information?

Of course, no matter how many tricks you use, if you quit too many jobs, your resume will suffer. Just consider that part of the price you pay for job-quitting freedom.

Your Turn: Are you ready to quit your job? If you’ve quit jobs in the past, what strategies have helped you?


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as long as osibanjo is with Buhari, it's still better than voting Atiku that Obasanjo called a thief

only job that isn't important

you can quiet

It's advisable you test run your business on the side before quitting your job.

Don't leave your job and jump into a new business. Run it on the side. If it grows to a point that it needs your full time attention, then you can quit. At that time, your business would be dependable enough to sustain you and your family.

noted.......

ok

SEONaijaExpert:
It's advisable you test run your business on the side before quitting your job.

Don't leave your job and jump into a new business. Run it on the side. If it grows to a point that it needs your full time attention, then you can quit. At that time, your business would be dependable enough to sustain you and your family.

Exactly what I did

If you r determined and focused in the Biz. Pray hard. You will succeed.

I lost my Job and borrowed money. Am doing very fine now. Don't rely on salary. U can never be rich with it.

It is advisable you keep your job while you run your business for the business to grow especially if the capital is not much.....

ikhileomotayo:


Exactly what I did

That was smart

Very true.



See my signature

starting biz this Buhari era no be beans.

make sure your biz stands firm before you quit!

BruncleZuma:

able space booker

ct2:
as long as osibanjo is with Buhari, it's still better than voting Atiku that Obasanjo called a thief

for a business thread.

nice tip

Once your job becomes a punishment and adds nothing to you, then quoting is bea

is it possible for everyone to become an entrepreneur?

If you job is giving you sleepless nights, depression, please quit. Peace of mind is key.

working as public servant and handling private biz sweet die

babaonpoint:
One day my company’s CEO announced a new policy. It was unreasonable and there was unrest amongst the staff. After the meeting, I told the head of my department that I would continue to break the rule.
She declined to take any action, but I assumed I would be fired soon, so I resigned. That way, even if I was fired during my last two weeks, I could truthfully say I quit on future job applications since my resignation came first (there’s a resume trick for you).

The details of the policy and name of the employer are not important, but here’s the rest of the story: The CEO ignored my rule-breaking (and eventually changed his mind on the policy). I worked another month at the request of my department head because she had always treated me well.
When I finally left, she shook my hand and said I was welcome back anytime.
After leaving a couple of jobs over the years, I have become a job-quitting expert. And leaving that job gave me the time needed to begin this much-more-satisfying career as a freelance writer. So it seems only natural to share my expertise, starting with the obvious advice…

Avoid quitting a job impulsively.

Carefully consider a few questions first. Are there alternatives to quitting? Have you made preparations? How can you leave on good terms in case you need the job back? Are some bridges meant to be burnt? Can you comfortably lose the income, even if the loss is temporary? Are you starting a business? Have you started the business and the income is sufficient?

1. Save Money
With enough money in the bank, you can quit a job you don’t like anytime, even before you line up another one. Many financial authors recommend six months of savings in the bank, but I prefer to have enough money saved to pay the bills for a year.

2. Develop Other Income Sources
This should be the main reason to quit your job, well, except your boss is mean. If you have more than one stream of income (Affiliate Marketing is a good source), quitting a job is easier to handle. If you have a side hustle or two and some investment income, you’ll be in a strong position to make job decisions without worrying too much about paying the bills.

3. Maintain a Current Resume
Keep a resume ready and up-to-date. If you’re qualified for several types of positions, make a resume for each.


4. Keep Your Fixed Expenses Low
It’s easier and safer to quit a job if your living expenses are low, but the type of expense matters greatly. For example, it’s not necessarily a problem if you spend a fortune eating out and going to movies every night because you can immediately cut those discretionary expenditures when you’re between jobs.


How to Quit Your Job
Your boss might deserve to hear “take this job and shove it!” as you walk out the door in the middle of the day.
But it’s usually a bad idea.

I’ve quit without notice twice, and the employers did deserve it, but I (mostly) held my tongue, and I walked out suddenly only on short-term jobs I could leave off my resume.

Unless there is a good reason to do otherwise, give at least two weeks’ notice, and tell your employer what you liked about working there (c’mon, there has to be something). You might want the job back someday, or a future employer might talk to this one. To the extent possible, leave on good terms.

More importantly, do a good job while you’re still there. If you’re tempted to slack off because you hate the job or your boss, it’s time to go. You deserve to be treated right, but your employer deserves to get what he pays for.
Put your resignation in writing. If you’re not sure what to say, look for templates and examples of resignation letters online. Essentially, you want to explain, give a time-frame and thank your employer for the opportunity to have worked there.

What About Your Resume?
Yes, your resume and future job applications may look less than ideal if you quit too many jobs. But there are a few tricks to making them look as good as they can.

First, leave a few things off the resume. A job you had for a week isn’t relevant, is it? If you have many past jobs to choose from, include the ones that are most relevant to the position you’re applying for, and don’t mention the others.

What about that part on the application where they ask why you left a previous position? No problem; as a complex human being you always have multiple reasons for quitting, so just choose one your new employer prefers to hear. He doesn’t need to know you just get bored with jobs after the first few months (yes, I’m talking about myself).

One solution is to always have a small business on the side. Then, if there is a gap in your employment record, you were “focusing on your business.” If your business is incorporated, you can even put yourself down as an employee during those otherwise blank stretches.

It also helps to round off the dates of previous employment. For example, if you quit a job in January and started another in November of the same year, writing down just the years you worked at each will make it appear as if there is no gap.

I’m not suggesting lying, but employers who look at your resume probably won’t tell you the bad things about working for them, so why should you volunteer negative information?

Of course, no matter how many tricks you use, if you quit too many jobs, your resume will suffer. Just consider that part of the price you pay for job-quitting freedom.

Your Turn: Are you ready to quit your job? If you’ve quit jobs in the past, what strategies have helped you?


SEE ARTICLE SOURCE

Bro I'll really love to be a freelance writter cause I've got a few poems I'll really like to publish but I'm not too confident about how the society will react to it so maybe I need a coach. Can you help me ?

Odobaone:
If you r determined and focused in the Biz. Pray hard. You will succeed.

I lost my Job and borrowed money. Am doing very fine now. Don't rely on salary. U can never be rich with it.

Says who?

olaboy001:


Says who?

Wen ur carried away with stipends called salary u don't believe there's a world beyond salary.

Dangote, Otedola, Adenuga and co. Dantata.

what business are you into, sir?

Odobaone:
If you r determined and focused in the Biz. Pray hard. You will succeed.

I lost my Job and borrowed money. Am doing very fine now. Don't rely on salary. U can never be rich with it.

sammyscholar:
what business are you into, sir?

Am a beer seller

Lordmavidon:

Bro I'll really love to be a freelance writter cause I've got a few poems I'll really like to publish but I'm not too confident about how the society will react to it so maybe I need a coach. Can you help me ?

yes i can help you. you can start by posting those poems on literature section of nairaland, write stories if you can and your readers will start offering you jobs or you can create a thread about writing for a fee. i have also writing a detailed step by step guide about becoming a freelancer and making a lot of money legitimately as a freelancer. you can check it at www.fiverrcashng.com

babaonpoint:


yes i can help you. you can start by posting those poems on literature section of nairaland, write stories if you can and your readers will start offering you jobs or you can create a thread about writing for a fee. i have also writing a detailed step by step guide about becoming a freelancer and making a lot of money legitimately as a freelancer. you can check it at www.fiverrcashng.com

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babaonpoint:


yes i can help you. you can start by posting those poems on literature section of nairaland, write stories if you can and your readers will start offering you jobs or you can create a thread about writing for a fee. i have also writing a detailed step by step guide about becoming a freelancer and making a lot of money legitimately as a freelancer. you can check it at www.fiverrcashng.com

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