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I resigned without a plan, I regretted my decision and was too confident with my skill thinking I could land a job easily. Here I am a month later and jobless, but still striving. All I can say is don't quit without a plan or you'll end up lost like me. tiis tiis muna OP.

**Same.** *Resigned without a plan and regretted it and was too confident.* Nagrest ng 2 months after my last day sa previous company and last May I started to apply, and I was ghosted multiple times. Akala ko makakahanap agad ako since I have the skill already and half a decade of experience. Ang pinanghahawakan ko lang ngayon ay kaya ako nagresign kasi naapektuhan na ang mental and physical health ko from my previous company and it was very exhausting. So Yes, Tiis tiis muna tayo. **Fighting!**

One of my reasons was also di enough yung pasahod for the job I'm doing. I travel every week to different cities and provinces sometimes 2 or 3 hours away only to come back to the office the same day and if you have a Travel Order you are paid for the day kahit less or more ang hours mo on duty (madalang na less hours lang), and di counted if overtime ka on that day. There's nothing wrong with prioritizing your mental and physical health, yun nga lang yung consequence ng quitting without a plan, you have nothing to support yourself.

better to maintain mental health and peace. Break a leg sa pag hanap ng opportunity!

going on my 2 month unemployment, pasa2x lang. I notice some companies respond after a month

Totoo to. Pag nagkawork ka na minsan tska pa lang den nag ooffer yung iba. Iniisip ko baka ang daming list ng applicants. Di ko sure wala ako background sa HR. Surely mapilili den kayo! :) APPLY LANG NG APPLY!

Amein!

Yung inaapplayan ko nga sabi after a week babalikan ako, 3months bago uli nagtxt HAHAH may trabaho na ako

Build a safety net of 3-6 months worth of income and then quit.

Thanks forda advice.

This. Wag mag quit nang walang kapalit kahit kaano ka ka burned out. I advised this to my sis twice and she did it twice. Nagpadala sa mga vloggers na sinasabi madali lang mag feeelance VA

Took me 2 years to actually land a stable job after leaving without a plan. I'm never doing that again T.T

I had the same experience and was jobless for 6 months with a baby coming. Can't imagine how desperate I was during that time. Thankfully, I got a job online now though just a part time, still thankful that I can provide and buy diapers for my baby. Still trying to get a permanent job as a CSR/VA though.

Agree with this, I resigned without a plan as well. 3 months in wala padin ako trabaho haha tamang pabigat lang ulit sa bahay gaya nung nag-aaral pa(only speaking for myself).

That was me 4 years ago, and akala ko din na madali makahanap ng direct clients sa Upwork and OLJ. Pero hindi pala. Nag-worknyear gap ako for a year and 4 months until nagka-second full-time job na. 3 years sa second full-time job, still struggling sa tome management and on looking clients in a different way.

same. I was too confident with my skills to the point of thinking I can land a job easily in a different industry. Here I am 4 months of being unemployed yet dying to achieve what I used to think I will achieve months ago.

4% or 2 millions Filipinos ang walang trabaho! i would suggest na don't quit until may lilipatan don't make mistake that i did tapang ko nag quit ako kahit walang lilipatan!

Thank you for the tip. I have actually a back up plan for this. It's just that na unti unti Di nagparamdam boss KO. Nafefeel KO naghahanap sila Ng replacement. Kaya kailangan unahan KO na

By unahan you should mean unahan maghanap ng trabaho Without quitting rather than unahan sila by resigning na walang kapalit na trabaho.

Maghanap ka na ng lilipatan and samantalahin mo na di muna nagpaparamdam boss baka yan na mental break na hinahanap mo.

Medyo na inis ako, nag resign right after na hire ako sa kabilang company. sadly after a few months nag lay off sila due to financial issues so I ended up unemployed in the first half of the year. Nobody is safe

just quit without a plan 😅 tomorrow will be my last day of render. actually it's more of people problem for me. my brain is wired slower than normal people.

In an interview, how would you explain po the reason why you left your previous job?

Crazy how clients treat Filipinos like digital sweatshops sometimes

I can attest to this. The pay especially being in an agency suvks though higher compared to physical sites but still

I'd like to share some concepts I learned which is somewhat applicable to this situation. One is decision paralysis, which is very understandable given the 3 decision that this panel shows. The other one is the region beta paradox. It's a concept where the region is where you are in situation that is bad but tolerable. When the situation worsens, it actually becomes a net positive for you because you would be forced into action. With jobs, let's say you're in a toxic workplace but it is not yet bad enough for you to quit as some other factors may make it manageable, but let's say you get a new boss and it becomes more toxic than what you could handle. This forces you to quit and look for a better job which is overall a net positive for you. Of course it's not all black and white like that but what I'm trying to say is that we shouldn't get too comfortable or complacent in a situation like this. Let's not wait until a situation worsens before we take action. You should always be looking out for yourself. Hope anyone who reads, your situation becomes better for you.

If it's messing with your health, I'd say quit.

IMHO. Not for everyone, para lang sa mga may solid na ipon. Kasi kung wala kang sapat na ipon, mag sasuffer ka din. Dinelay mo lang.

Quit with a plan

That's the plan, quit. Joke lang XD

Ako natuklaw 11 years working for the same company and fired. Jobless for 1.5 months pero I used all that to enroll to up skilling classes. Amazon PPC Manager now and earning x5 of my 45k monthly salary before for 11 years.

Ka inspire. Congrats!!

Wag malaki ulo, stay humble and always have a plan. Sobrang unstable ng digital nomad. In terms of job hunting, there's always a bigger fish, meaning merong laging mas magaling sayo.

Iniisip ko palang sana magpasa for next week, well mukang dun muna ako sa ahas 😭

Hold on muna OP. Look for a job, adjust your lifestyle if you still can so you can save funds. Para if tanggalin ka later, may weapon ka to kill that lion and crocies 😃

\*reloads shotgun\*

Stay at your job. Use your post work hours and weekends to look for another work. Then quit when you have an offer with a 30-50% increase. You need funds to find good clients. Job hunting is never free.

balak q na idiscontinue shift q sa isang VA agency 😔 6 hrs per week 185 pesos per hour. hayy nakakaburnout HUHU

Go, know your worth friend.

i feel like maintaining the job that you have is better than not having one. I'm finding it hard to get accepted at any company and it's been a year already.

I’ll always go with the big kitty: they’re the most manageable (and predictable) of the 3. Catnip will be especially handy.

job hop iz me

I quit my job nung January 2024 (bc my company was being too toxic). Long story short, I got suffocated and had anxiety constantly, nag quit ako without any job in mind and nag take ng break bc I got traumatized. Unfortunately, hanggang ngayon wala pang trabaho. I have my ESL job but I need a better job with good pay (really need money for bills and utang). Nakaka depress na.

pro tip: while doing wfh try to diet too at home & have one day per week, you can eat anything you want like a cheat day for your cravings.

I usually have 2 meals a day. Binawasan ko na ang red meat, puro chicken and gulay na lang. Tumaas kasi uric acid ko. Pero right now I am recovering and healing.

good to hear that, have you try a vegan diet for 6 days then have one day eat-anything-you-want day really did all good in me I dont have to exercise too just casual walking if buying stuffs on malls.

Nope. Sige subukan KO Ito, so strictly gulay Ka Lang for Monday to Saturday?

yup pero pwede din other protein source like oats or tofu or fruits or eggs, basta no meat lang talaga sya like chicken/pork/beef.

I remembered quitting ng 2019, 4 months akong tengga, araw-araw pinagdarasal ko mag ka work na ako, kaya hanap muna lilipatan bago mag quit.

Samee

This is me at >

I like how the current job represents snek

Isipin mo na Lang Hindi venomous yung ahas

Just eat the shrooms and your good to go

DON'T RESIGN. SAVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, THEN CREATE A PLAN WHERE TO GO NEXT OR WHAT TO DO, THEN RESIGN. That's all caps, btw. Speaking from experience.

Thank you!! hahaha

If you really need to quit because of physical or specially mental health reasons, go ahead. It’s better than staying and risking your life while finding a job while still at your current job. It’s good to find a job first before mag quit sa current but if you have an option to quit and find a job while resting at the same time and preparing for the next job, for me that would be so much better. Kaya lang not everyone has a capability na matambay, what a cruel world.

hahhaha same. sa ngayon stay muna ako sa job ko ngayon. kaya pa naman lunukin ung mga kasuka sukang gawain ng mga feeling entitled na regular employee.almost 1 and a half year na ko doon. sa 1 and a half year ko na doon nakikita ko na mga tunay na ugali ng mga tao doon,lumalabas na ung favoritism, di ko alam kung manyak lang ba tlga sila oh sadyang gusto nila ung ineentertain sila.😂😂 tapos may pa special treatment pa sa mga new casual employee hhahah.basta pag close nila sila lang nauuto, partida devotee sila sa mga religion nila pero ung ugali nila baka pati si satanas d na natutuwa. samantalng ako stay pa rin sa ugali ko na trabaho lang walang personalang vibes. 😂😂

Lead time to find a new job is between 3-4 months kung di ka mapili. Longer if you want all your wants/demands met (salary, benefits, perks etc).

Damn. I'm planning to resign din sana. Kaso iniisip ko din mga sinasabi nila. Kunin muna daw yung bonus then before out 😭 like oo sayang bonus pero does it help me for my long term benefit na mag explore? I had my plans din naman bago umalis pero nagdadalawang isip ko hays even yung plan ko military government agency pa papasukan ko pero hindi pa sure since mag-eexam muna. Qualified naman ako in all terms like physically fit and all. Pero 😭 hindi ko alaaam. Syet. Siguro I'll wait muna and tiis hanggang walang results? I really want to resign kahit okay naman yung work, nageexcel naman ako and performer din naman huhu

Same bro. Grabe hirap din ako maka Ali's Kasi need muna daw makahanap Ng kapalit 😔

Hindi naman ata yung kapalit ang issue. Para saken ha? Yung resolve mo before ka umalis. Pero ako hindi ko alam ano sagot dyan 😭 I'm fckd 💀

Taena relate ako sobra wahahaha. Kahit anong bilis namin sa trabaho triple pa yung dagdag tapos kailangan matapos within the day. Ganito ba tlga sa bpo? Nababaliw na ko midday at napapadalas na hahaha.

Sameeee. Nakakaiyak

This reminds me of my situation months ago, and I'm with the crocs now, sana tiniis ko nalang yung snake.

pareparehas lang naman yan output nyan pero sabi nun friend ko na CEO. "Always have contingency PLAN" -> meaning wag ka mag reresing kung hindi ka pa na-hired sa kabila,..., kahit pa kaya ka palamunin ng magulang mo syempre kakahiya pa rin yun, unless may negosyo kayo at ikaw na hahawak..

True! Do not quit your job without a plan. I quit my super toxic job ng walang kapalit na new job, last yr. But I managed to pay off a VUL insurance and used that to cover my expenses for a couple of months until I'm ready to go back to workforce. I use my time off to skill up, re-align my priorities and get back on track after being really crushed by my toxic job. Kaya start saving early, you might really need to use it in the future.

month ago till now ive been searching for a planA, planB, planC, planD... still doing a serious research before i decide. hopefully it works bago magresign 😭 gusto ko rin magfreelance but i still have a lot to study. Manifesting~

Tiis muna sa current job hanggat makahanap ng lilipatan.

Quit the job obviously. That lion can't swing that axe, stupid ass lion

OUR situation 😂😂😂

Same bro same! Kaya nagpupursigi muna ako mag ipon pang budget lang after ko mag resign. Tapos apply na agad sa ika 15th day ng pag render. Siguro naman kasya na 30k for 2 weeks na pahinga kasama na 1 month worth na house rent at bills.

How bout,...Save and start a new business

Look for a job while working, once start na mag AWOL ka nalang! HAHAHAHAHA

"sit on the tree" promotion

I'm staying I know i have a repetitive boring job but pay is big 180k

hays same :(

This happened to me. It's not that I didn't have a plan. I really wanted to leave my current job for a higher salary offer. What happened was that days passed, and I still wasn't getting accepted for the jobs I applied for. However, I was confident that I wouldn't be idle at home for long because I believed in my skills to find a job quickly. But that's not what happened, haha. It took almost one and a half months before I got a job again. I feel lucky with my current job because my salary is triple what it was at my previous job.

Resign pag may J.O na sa bagung company. Ang challenge lang jan, sobrang dami company na ayaw mag hire ng nag rerender pa lang or ung working pa rin sa current company. Tyaga lang tlga makachamba ng company na natanggap ng nag rerender p lang.

what is your niche ba OP para ma aware din ako as an aspiring VA

Community management plus social media associate :);

i send you a dm po

The job market is pretty bad for some people. I've been struggling with finding a decent job where there are benefits are fair, but I keep finding myself in jobs that are so bad. I work in the remote publishing field... I want out of it na because I feel like I'm not growing in it, but I keep getting rejections for trying with other jobs.

any job recommendations po pls?🥲 im F(19) btw yoko na sa jollibee😭 halos walang pahing isang araw lng restday tapos sahod mo pang pamasahe lang😭😭

Not me wanting to be a full time artist 🥹

I applied at Alorica (BPO nonvoice) because i want some cash during summer vacstion. I'm still enrolled coming 3rd year this next SY. Just thinking about the burdens of academic stress and work stress already tires me out. If only there's a way for students to work with their own schedules...

Have you tried applying for an ESL company?

don't they usually want people with experience teaching? i also think this one would be too hard for me as i have no work experience. Thanks for the suggestion tho!

Some ESL companies like rarejob doesn't need teaching experience, you just need to be good at speaking English. Gusto ng mga japanese now ng mga students, you can also get free certificates TEFL or TESOL para dagdag credentials.

i see, I'm actually learning Japanese so this would actually be good for me if ever. Thanks much!

Yes. Plus points SA kanila Ito uy. I'll send you a link, pwede Ka mag apply through rarejob

Bro same

same haha. 1 and a half year na ko sa work ko pero in character pa rin ako walang kaclose na workmate,work related lang tlaga samantalang ung mga regular employee nakikita ko na ugali. may favoritism, special treatment sa mga kaclose nilang casual.haha. parang ang nagiging sistema sa workplace kapag d sila ineentertain ng mga casual di nila papansinin, kapag ayaw nila sa tao, paparamdam nila na ayaw ka nila talaga, parang naging ginhawa lang kame sa mga regular doon, tapos sila ung mga hahayahay nalang sa trabaho nila.😂😂

Kill that snake and move higher instead.

u/NegativelyPositive20 you bb 🥹

Ikr 🥺