Between the two choices of resign or be let go, being let go is a much better choice. Say you quit because you have good expectations of finding a new job. Wha

Between the two choices of resign or be let go, being let go is a much better choice. Say you quit because you have good expectations of finding a new job. What if you're wrong and try for months and months and find nothing? Now you've run through your savings (you do have savings, right?), don't have a job, and you can't fall back on unemployment. What do you do then? You have to start pawning your belongings, borrowing money, and looking at fast food or gas station jobs just to get some income so you can eat and stay off the streets. Now say you had been let go. You try looking for a job for a couple months on your own, see that your chances are worse than you thought, and apply for unemployment. Now, you're burning through your savings at a much slower rate. Perhaps unemployment will be enough that you won't even need to burn savings at all. You're still unemployed, but you're in a much better financial situation and can keep your focus on finding a job, not stressing over where your next meal will come from.