09-01-2006, 12:24 PM
What morlock said.
But you should also weigh how unhappy you are and why against the reality that all jobs can and do suck some days. Self-employed included.
Never let yourself get trapped in a job that is killing you though. Letting your spirit die in a dead end job is a mortal sin. Even if you have to borrow money or do something else less soul deadning for a a bit to get by, it is worth it.
I have faced this three times over the past 30 years in between long periods of self-employment as a freelancer (again, read what Morlock said). In each case it was good job gone bad when management changed. All three became so horrible my health began to suffer. I quit two of those with not job in hand.
But I had confidence that I can always do something else to make a living. If you have that confidence and are patient, it can work.
Again, ask yourself why you want to quit. If your reasons are sound (your significant other may or may not be able to help you determine this) enough and you have confidence and a plan of what to do next, you will be ok.
Good luck.
But you should also weigh how unhappy you are and why against the reality that all jobs can and do suck some days. Self-employed included.
Never let yourself get trapped in a job that is killing you though. Letting your spirit die in a dead end job is a mortal sin. Even if you have to borrow money or do something else less soul deadning for a a bit to get by, it is worth it.
I have faced this three times over the past 30 years in between long periods of self-employment as a freelancer (again, read what Morlock said). In each case it was good job gone bad when management changed. All three became so horrible my health began to suffer. I quit two of those with not job in hand.
But I had confidence that I can always do something else to make a living. If you have that confidence and are patient, it can work.
Again, ask yourself why you want to quit. If your reasons are sound (your significant other may or may not be able to help you determine this) enough and you have confidence and a plan of what to do next, you will be ok.
Good luck.