I've been wanting to do the same for the past several years but I'm too much of a coward to actually go through with it. I keep worrying that at any new job I'm the last one in and will probably be the first one out. How do you get over that when you make the decision to walk out?
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I agree with everyone here. You need to have an emergency fund and prepare yourself to leave Verizon. I think Verizon is in major trouble and there will be massive layoffs coming down the pipeline in the next few years.
@hki+1b0yrumZ is absolutely right and younger people take note... If you live content with your possessions, resolve debts, and have an emergency fund you will be less of a slave. You don't need more stuff, you need mental freedom.
Honestly just do it. Find a lot her job and do it! I’m on my 2nd week of my 2 week notice. As soon as I told my manager all of my anxiety issues and stress disappeared! It’s truly amazing to me how much this job effected my mental health and I didn’t even realize it!
Just quit, it’s worth it!
Simple. Pay off your debts and have a 3 to 6 month emergency fund. That way you're not 100% dependent on whatever company you work for. Live well within your means. So that if say you DO lose your job, unemployment can help stretch your money further.
Always continue networking because you want companies to fight to keep you instead of you obsessing about staying.
My friend was one of the first layoffs by IBM during the 2009 housing crisis. He had desired skills and was able to find another job quickly enough and got severance. He had an emergency fund already so he was more than good to go.