Quitting Without Next Job

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=341632337 months ago you got a new gig in two weeks and making bank. Now you're unemployed and can't find a single job?

Do not do this, as someone who did this recently, I really had to struggle to find a job for almost 2 years. The job market is in the gutters right now. You will overestimate how soon you’ll find a new job by 1000x. Sit this one out.

If it's possible, take a break between jobs.

Continue applying--the lead time to finding a new job is often months for people in similar positions/already laid off.You might need 6 months or more to find a new gig, and the response rate for applying is very low across the board.I'm in a similar position, and would love to take time off, but I'm actively launching resumes into the ether to see what happens in the interim.Plenty of scams, and lots of "ghosting."

any place that would give me a hard time because of a 3 months gap in my resume is a place I'd rather not work at

You quit your job before you had the next thing lined up?

In my case, it was a mistake.It's very tempting because (I'm guessing) you just want to get out of your current situation ASAP, and of course the final decision is still yours, but this is the advice I would give my past self:- You might not be in the best state of mind right now to make a good decision. I agree with others saying you should take time off, the more the better. Definitely more than one week.- Try going for 1-2 months of time off if possible, even if unpa

Don’t rage quit but start looking for your dream job. Take yer time

You get a few extra weeks between jobs when you quit or are fired ;D

that's pretty sad :( have you looked out for other work, or just let it slide?