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Leaving without a job lined up?

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by TopNotch1127, Jan 14, 2008.

  1. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    This is what I was thinking. Plus, I am assuming the reason you aren't even getting a sniff from other publications is because you have 2 1/2 months of experience. Those 2 1/2 months qualify you only for an entry level job and nothing more.
    You've taken a pretty big risk, but maybe it can work out through freelancing.
     
  2. Piotr Rasputin

    Piotr Rasputin New Member

    The prime of her attractiveness was over before you were born, dude.

    And: I never leave a place without something else lined up. Two weeks of leeway in the job search can become six months very easily.
     
  3. rpmmutant

    rpmmutant Member

    I did this once, a week before I was going to get married. My future wife, thank goodness, was very understanding. And I had another job the same day I quit, mind you it was freelancing at another newspaper closer to where I lived. Eventually I landed a job on the copy desk and moved on to another paper, with better pay and better people. It worked at, but it's a move I would only recommend any journalist do ONCE.
    But it's a different time and different environment. Very risky move to quit without something else lined up. Good luck.
     
  4. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Why not just change your name to buzzkill?
     
  5. Piotr Rasputin

    Piotr Rasputin New Member

    There is no "buzz" about admiring a lady old enough to be one's mother.

    Ms. Nicks was hot in her day. But that day was long ago.

    And this thread already has its share of "buzzkill" posts.
     
  6. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Guess I don't need to invite you to troll the yoga class at the retirement home then.
     
  7. Rumpleforeskin

    Rumpleforeskin Active Member

    You'll be fine as long as you spend each day putting in as many hours into getting a job as you would working. Worked for me. Just be dedicated to finding a job and one will come. Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not the next day, but one of these days.
     
  8. Roscablo

    Roscablo Well-Known Member

    I fall in sort of a different camp here. If the kid doesn't like what he is doing and is that miserable, which it sounds like he is, then he needs to do what will make him happy. It's just a job. And he is young and has plenty of time to find something else. Living at home will certainly help.

    Hell, I am close to doing the same thing and I have eight years experience, two kids and a mortgage. Granted I have a wife making a decent salary and some savings, but it still would be a challenge. I almost guarantee I'll be happier than putting up with the crap my workplace flings at me on a daily basis.

    If the situation is that bad, then he should get out. And there are enough publishing/editing type jobs (non-newspaper) in a big city that he should eventually be able to find something. But remember, you'll likely have to start at the bottom.
     
  9. Gold

    Gold Active Member

    It's a bad move.

    You are always more attractive to an employer if you are already working, and you have more leverage when you are employed. Also, it sounded like you did this without any plan. This may be unfairly harsh, but that would cause me to call your judgment into question. If you were going to quit because you wanted to write a book, maybe I could say, well, you are young, you can try something like this.

    I could understand being discouraged at your job or not wanting to be so far away from home.

    The suggestion about putting in the time looking for a job that you would if you were working is a good one. My other suggestion is to look for work rather than a job. What do I mean by that? Look for freelance work or other opportunities that will benefit your career rather than just looking for a job.
     
  10. TopNotch1127

    TopNotch1127 New Member

    See, I don't want a job in the "business." I've been looking for copywriter, publications writer, communication specialists positions ... anything I can still use my journalism degree for without working for a newspaper. I don't have the money to go back, and to be completely honest with all of ya, don't care to go back to college. Been there, done that.
     
  11. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    So where do you look for a copywriter job?
     
  12. Tom Petty

    Tom Petty Guest

    chicago is overrated.
     
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