Before I say anything else, do not follow my lead.
Despite feeling relatively confident that I wouldn't be out of work long, if at all, and having a bit of spare money to pay the bills for a bit, the last few weeks have had periods of pretty serious stress.
Unfortunately my boss, over a period of a few months, deteriorated our relationship pretty badly. I'd regularly kept my CV up to date but had wanted to last as long as I could before moving. I promised myself that if they behaved a certain way again in a certain situation I would quit. It happened. I rang my partner and she said go for it…bless her heart…despite knowing how stressful this was going to be.
The problem was always finding the motivation after a hard day at work to spend all evening job hunting. Funny how facing joblessness can motivate you.
I think the one thing this sub has taught me is that if it's fine for bosses to reward poor behaviour and performance with the sack, it should be absolutely fine for workers to do the same.
It didn't come to it, but if I had been questioned about a gap in my CV I would have simply said I don't have to tolerate the intolerable and I was confident enough in myself and my skills to find a suitable employer when the time was right. Employers can have big gaps in their ability to attract and retain staff, everything works both ways.
Fortunately I found another great role in time to have no gap in my CV/finances but looking back I should have held it together. I nearly lost the gamble.
I've got high hopes this time. I know there are good employers out there.
TL:DR the joy of quitting a job you hate, without having another to go to, has a very small period of time where you won't be stressed out of your mind at the thought of facing unemployment.