A tech professional has shared her experience of resigning from three jobs without having another offer lined up, saying she managed to secure a new role within about a month on each occasion. In a series of Instagram videos, she also spoke about the anxiety and self-doubt that followed each decision.
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The woman shared the clips on her Instagram account, @found.ora, where she explained why she chose to leave without waiting for another job offer.
‘Resigned without an offer letter’
“Yes, I did resign without an offer letter, not once, not twice, but thrice. And that was something really interesting which I did for myself. I trusted myself, I put down my paper, and then started searching for the job, which I was able to crack in maybe a month, every time. And I joined the next company as soon as my notice was over in my previous company. So, this was like a really good journey which helped me understand my strengths and weaknesses,” she said.
In the caption accompanying the video, she said she did not resign because she had her next move planned.
{{/usCountry}}In the caption accompanying the video, she said she did not resign because she had her next move planned.
{{/usCountry}}“I resigned three times without having another offer. Not because I had everything figured out, not because I knew what would happen next, but because sometimes, you need to give yourself a chance before you have all the answers,” she wrote.
She added that choosing uncertainty was difficult, but each decision taught her more about her career and what she wanted from it.
Watch the clip here:
‘A few days after I resigned, I started questioning everything’
In another video, the woman spoke about what happened after the initial decision to quit.
“Nobody talks about this part that comes next. A few days after I resigned, I started questioning everything. Did I make the right decision? What if I don't find something? Will I regret this? I have resigned three times without any offer letter. And honestly, every single time, it has scared me,” she said.
She also admitted comparing herself with people who switched jobs only after securing another offer.
“But somewhere within that uncertainty, I realised something. I wasn't leaving because I had a better opportunity waiting. I was leaving because I needed to create space for myself to figure out what I actually wanted to do,” she added.
In the caption, she wrote, “Being scared didn't necessarily mean I was making the wrong decision. Sometimes, it just meant the decision mattered to me.”
Take a look here at the post:
How did people react?
The posts received several reactions from users, many of whom related to the uncertainty she described. One user wrote, “This is so relatable.” Another said, “This takes a lot of courage.” A third commented, “The uncertainty is the hardest part.” Another person added, “A lot of people will relate to this.”
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HT.com has reached out to the user for her comments, and the copy will be updated once her response is received.
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