"* Fear of failure is a great motivator. When you quit without having another opportunity already lined up, you have a lot of obvious motivation to find a new job since your income is $0. I've found it easier than lulling myself into complacency by continuing to get my income from the source I hate"
Just remember that you are a more desired candidate if you are actively employed, and that other available jobs might be just as bad or worse than your current one. Also, if you don't absolutely loathe your job, you can use job offers as leverage in your current role.
You may be more desirable to a dysfunctional employer if you are actively employed, but working for another one of those is not the goal.
A rational employer would judge a candidate on his/her ability to add value to the company, regardless of how they have chosen to spend the majority of their time recently.
Remember that all employers hire based on imperfect information. Being employed signals that you can add value to at least one organization, which is a pretty strong indication that you can add value to them.
Absolutely. Being employed is one of many possible indicators of your worth. Hopefully one's portfolio contains a few items more persuasive than merely being employed.
>Just remember that you are a more desired candidate if you are actively employed
This doesn't apply in all industries.
>and that other available jobs might be just as bad or worse than your current one
This also only applies if you aren't the one in control. I could get a substantially better job, and I knew it, not fearful if I could get any job at all.
Just remember that you are a more desired candidate if you are actively employed, and that other available jobs might be just as bad or worse than your current one. Also, if you don't absolutely loathe your job, you can use job offers as leverage in your current role.