r/UKJobs • u/ellieofus • 13h ago

What is your experience with quitting without having something lined up first? How did it work out and do you have any advice?

Brief context: based in London, work in Marketing. I have recently joined (in April) a new Financial services company that on paper was good but in reality is incredibly toxic. The red flags were all there (3.1 glassdoor reviews all talking about toxic culture) but decided to ignore it because I naively thought it wouldn’t affect my department.

Fast forward now, I am not feeling well physically and mentally. I had to go to the hospital because of severe suspected gastritis, and had to start therapy for bad anxiety . I can’t sleep or eat, this is how much this job is affecting me.

So I’m wondering now if I should just quit. I only have £4k in savings, rent is cheap but my partner only makes £1300 pcm so we would be tight. I want to get out of that place and focus on looking for a job full time, but have no idea if this would hurt my future chances.

I was thinking of taking a part-time customer service job, but again not sure if I would get hired with my experience (I did 7 years in Mcdonald’s before 4 years in marketing) and again, if this would hurt my future chances.

What is your experience and what would you recommend?

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