Ask HN: Should I quit my job?
I have a one year old son with my girlfriend and a mortgage for the next ~18 years.
I’ve been working in the same role at a late(r) stage start up for the last two and a half years. I’m ready to move on (partly to do with boredom in my current role, but mainly to do with a change in the company culture that is making it hard to work there any more).
At work I've been offered a part time contract role that should allow me to spend more time with my son at roughly the same wage I'm on at the moment. The trouble is that it was a few months ago (when they wanted to cut down on expenses a bit and it suited them) and I've not heard anything since. I've asked my boss a few times and they say that they are working on it, but I'm not sure I really believe it.
I would apply for other jobs (preferably contract) but I have a three month notice period and it seems like it’ll get in the way of a lot of applications.
I’m considering waiting for my next pay day then handing in my notice. I figure that I can cut down on expenses a bit and have another month’s cash to live on after my three months are over.
That gives me four months to apply and interview. I can also say to my current work that if they want to keep me they can give me the contract role.
What do you think? I wouldn’t even have worried about doing this a year ago, but with current economic conditions (especially in the uk with brexit coming up) I’m concerned that it might be a mistake.
So HN, should I quit?