I was made redundant from a job I held for many years last year. A change of company ownership towards the end meant I hated it as the new people were horrible to work for. It was a relief to close the office door for the final time when they closed down our office.
There is no doubt life was a lot more peaceful without the daily round of office politics and having a bullying boss shouting down the phone at me every day. However, redundancy money doesn't go as far as you think it will (I didn't actually get what I probably was entitled to but took the offer as the stress was making me ill and also the company was on the verge of bancruptcy and I didn't want to end up with nothing at all). I also spent 7 months trying to find another job, every day with my head stuck on employment agency websites or buried in newspapers and reading every ad and notice in shop noticeboards etc, daily emailing CVs, the weekly trip to the post office with yet more application forms to send back. It is all very tiring and stressful.
I would be very reluctant to leave a job without anything else lined up. Being unemployed is not funny and doesn't do your mental health much good either.
There is no doubt life was a lot more peaceful without the daily round of office politics and having a bullying boss shouting down the phone at me every day. However, redundancy money doesn't go as far as you think it will (I didn't actually get what I probably was entitled to but took the offer as the stress was making me ill and also the company was on the verge of bancruptcy and I didn't want to end up with nothing at all). I also spent 7 months trying to find another job, every day with my head stuck on employment agency websites or buried in newspapers and reading every ad and notice in shop noticeboards etc, daily emailing CVs, the weekly trip to the post office with yet more application forms to send back. It is all very tiring and stressful.
I would be very reluctant to leave a job without anything else lined up. Being unemployed is not funny and doesn't do your mental health much good either.