I quit my job today. I've been working in a high pressure sales job at a lawn care company for the last 4 years and have been fairly successful at it $35-$40k a year. Recently the job duties changed to where we are doing direct door to door cold call sales..which I simply refuse to do. I'm 28 and married with a car payment and mortgage and am now wondering if I screwed up royally looking at the job prospects ahead of me. I have ZERO savings but a fairly large tax return coming down the pipe. Pretty scary and depressing I must say. Anyone got a cigar recommendation for this????:-)
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From what youre telling me about your current financial status, I would recommend a cigar you got for free.

Never quit a job until youve got another job lined up.
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:-):-)
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Swallow your pride, and beg for your job back.
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Sage advice there. I am often asked to do things I don't like or want to do, but never refuse reasonable requests and have gone as far as working phone leads, which I hate, but will do if needed, as well as work holidays.

If they ask me to come in and work in panties and fishnet stockings, I draw the line. Besides that, there is little I won't do, although my pay makes it hard to turn many requests down.

This Christmas, I hugged my daughter as she opened her presents and hurried into work and was recieved by a very grateful boss.

In this work and atmosphere and economy, nobody is hard to replace in a hurry with someone thrilled to do the job.

If this were me, the last thing on my mind would be a cigar unless I had someone to cover my mortgage.
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:-)
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:-):-)
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I hope everything works out well for you Dan.:-)
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I was laid off at the end of Dec, so I am getting unemployment payments which saved my rear end. Otherwise I would not be able to pay next month's rent, let alone live comfortably. Let me tell you it is completely different looking for a job now than it was when I last did 3 years ago, at least in the areas I'm looking. Then you could get interviews just by writing a good cover letter, now you have to know someone or just plain get lucky. That said you are in sales, so you are probably better at "selling yourself" than I am.

My friend who hated his job did basically the same thing you did a year ago thinking he could line up something within a few months, and he is still looking for work, and living with his parents.

Rough times, hopefully it gets better soon.

Best of luck!
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Yes you did, now what are you going to do about it?
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Go back and talk with your former employer. You got nothing to lose and the value of someone who knows their gig may go in your favor. Best of luck.
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Smoke something you enjoy. Scary? Yes Depressing? Why? You chose the path, now its time to walk the walk.
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Done...mission unsuccessful.
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:-):-):-):-):-)
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Go see your #1 competitor.
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It sucks but it's hard to feel bad for you as you made this bed Dan. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
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What he said!
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I'm the top gross profit earner at my place. Not quite top sales but I really focus on margin. I found out that my sales last year actually made up almost 30% of my company's profits and we have 70 employees. With that being said, I'm always looking for ways to get better at my job and ensure job security. I do everything I can to help the rest of the sales staff get better and earn more. I embrace every change that comes even if I'm uncomfortable with it. It's not my company so, I go with the decisions that are handed down to me. It's easy to get a big head and think you're #1 and the company would sink without you. It's better to appreciate the chance you're given (especially in sales) and think about what's best for the company instead of your own wallet and ego. Oh, and I do in-person cold calling every week. I got one of my best accounts that way.

MCS
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Dan I'll go against the grain here and say you will probably end up better off.
No job is worth killing yourself with stress over. I have been there and am glad I left when I did and things worked out just fine. But you should have had a job lined up first.. But what the heck you probably won't die from this lesson.
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Well this could either be the best thing you've ever done, or the worst, depending on what you do next. Just because the job market sucks right now doesn't mean there aren't opportunities. Set a goal for yourself, and work like hell till you get there. Good luck.
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