Is It Better To Quit Your Job, Get Fired Or Be Laid Off? (Why You Left Your Last Job)

The age-old question - is it better to quit your job if you know you're going to be fired? And where does being laid off play into all of this? In this video, I break down the question of quitting vs getting fired, especially when you're asked to answer the interview question of why you left your last job.

0:00 - Intro
0:53 -Quitting your job - 0:53
3:37 - Getting fired from your job
5:36 - laid off
7:21 - specific scenarios

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[fkagamingcrafts]

These days if I detect a toxic work place, I generally just walk. My mental health is far more important then any company for me to risk damaging that. In my opinion, if you have to fear going to work, even if you get paranoid at work, Its likely a hostile environment. People are just so blind to what that actually looks like.

[SProz]

NEVER go back, NEVER. If you quit, there is no going back.

[trutrek]

It depends upon timing and the situation. I once tried to quit by handing in my two week's notice and the toxic boss (who was relatively new) was so ticked that he refused the paper and brought me down to the HR office and fired me on the spot and walked out. At this point, I really didn't care as I wanted to give my two weeks notice and leave so I can start my new job in a few weeks and was looking forward to some sweet vacation time.
Well, it turns out that I would get paid 6 months as a severance package and I knew my boss didn't know about that, because he was new. The HR girl handed me a pamphlet that literally said "Fired? Its not the end of the world!" and started going over the suicide packet they give to every employee they fire. It was hilarious, it was hard not to laugh, but I played along until I left with my packet.
I got double paid for the next six months as I was working my new job at higher pay, it was awesome!

[rejectwokeness]

I'll argue being fired may have nth to do with competence as you said. There are people who are utterly useless who knows how to please the boss, whereas there are those who work really hard but was being marginalized politically. It's almost never about work performance if you're fired, it's just because the boss dislikes you for whatever reason

[jdtomcat]

So basically:
You quit …you’re screwed
You’re fired …you’re screwed
You’re laid-off..you’re screwed
Got it!!!

[jonsimmons]

Even when im in a good job, the slightest whiff of a slowdown in work, or even a sudden coldness towards me in the company, or even butting heads with the manager, gets me actively looking for another job.
Work colleagues lie badly, so when ylu walk into lunchbreak and the atmosphere has changed, ppl, look away suddenly change subject, its time to look for another job.

[rogerbartlet]

I felt nothing but relief after leaving most of my jobs.

[stephenbayer]

I've resigned from multiple jobs. First job I had been at the company for 15 years, it was a small company and it was dead-end and I decided I wanted to live in an entirely different city anyway. The other two jobs I left after only a short time because they were extremely toxic and I felt resigning was necessary for my physical and mental health but also it gave me a sense of control and I wanted to send the employer the message that they couldn't get away with treating me the way they did. No regrets at all.

[tigerroz]

leaving on your own terms is best if you have another opportunity lined up or have passive income/side hustle, or if you need to escape a toxic work environment

[ricardo]

Timeout.. Don't ever mention being fired in an interview unless legally obligated to do so. Good advice tho

[althunder]

You don't have to tell any potential employer you were fired. Just say you quit.

[eduardovaldez]

If its voluntary, preferrably quit after you have another offer. If its involuntary, layoff is the way to go, you might get severance that way.

[mbank]

I am actually happy I got laid off in my first job. I got paid two weeks extra without working from severance. I then went traveling while collecting unemployment and then found a job after the unemployment pay ends. Best period ever <3

[Towerbrian]

If you quit your job, there’s a reason. That reason will determine whether you burn that bridge or not. In my time, I’ve burned many bridges mainly because of management and I made myself clear that if management begins wronging their employees they will walk. After I left a couple of jobs people followed

[kirk]

It wasn't until I got fired from my old job, that I was able to get hired at my new one. I think that sometimes, an employer wants you "hungry" before they'll even consider you.

[cateclism]

I wanted to leave a bad job before they got the chance to fire me. I was already on a PIP. But a big layoff (15% staff reduction) came one week later and blindsided everyone. Guess who got let go.

[UserUser-kugm]

I cannot take much more at my current role. Its completely soul crushing and they are running off all the decent talent

[JoeBidenIsAClown]

A GREAT point at 1:50 about boomeranging back to an old job. 10 months ago I left my job for a new opportunity and it has been a terrible experience. I left the old job in great terms and kept in touch with my old boss and he reached out to me so in the hopes I can boomerang back!

[Anamnesis]

I've been through all of them, but it's most amusing to quit a terrible employer that treated you like garbage, then have them beg you to stay with counter offers, all the while knowing you have no intention of taking them but enjoying the fact that you can deliberately waste their time making them think you're dumb enough to accept a counter.

Not only are they losing something they undervalued, but they're also wasting a good portion of their productive time in being unproductive trying to retain you. It's sort of like getting a telemarketing call and then deliberately wasting the caller's time by answering their questions with absolute nonsense purely for entertainment value. It goes without saying that this is only a course of action to be taken with terrible employers that deserve to be treated in the worst way possible, and that you won't be working with again.

[arjayonan]

I had health problems while I'm working at my previous job. The company sent me a warning letter because of my late time -ins due to my health issues. They said I am now in a brink of termination and told me to provide an explanation letter. Guess what I sent?

Resignation letter. Better to quit than being fired.