Ask HN: Should i quit?

Re:Ask HN: Should i quit? by mtmail on Sunday July 20, 2014 @08:09PM (#8061988)

Note, that you might not qualify for unemployment benefits if you left your employer voluntarily, which leaves social benefits. To get those you probably have to disclose any money you have on bank accounts. The job/employment office also forces you to actively look for a new job (go to interviews, maybe interview trainings, explain why you didn't take another lower-paying job they offered you, etc). Depending on country of course. You talk about severance. I thought that is only paid during larger lay-offs (if the company wants you to resign).

One option might be to look for a paid internship as developer in a company. The company I worked for has done that. You'd have to accept a lower salary, basically start at entry-level, for 6-12 months. It will give you contacts and experience in the field you want to work in.

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Re:Ask HN: Should i quit? by throawaylife on Monday July 21, 2014 @07:13AM (#8063225)

All valid points, thanks.

In my case, it would be possible to arrange my resignation to appear as a lay off. Currently there are no eligibility criteria for unemployment benefits other than how long one has been employed.

Severance, at least here, is paid as long as one is laid off and has been working for the same company for a number of years. So, i would be getting some for sure, but i am also owed a few salaries so that would be a significant chunk of money in my bank as well (~5K). Severance could be another 4~8K.

A paid internship would be very interesting, unfortunately there are no programming/web dev jobs locally. At least not advertised. Even if there were, i'm not sure i would like to work on an anachronistic tech stack, which would most likely be the case. Food for thought though...

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