The problem with quitting before getting a new job is: There's no guarantee you can find a new job right away, no matter how hot your skills are or how brillia

The problem with quitting before getting a new job is: There's no guarantee you can find a new job right away, no matter how hot your skills are or how brilliant you are. Also, you have less negotiating leverage when you're unemployed. If you are currently making $X and you get an offer for $X, you probably could negotiate for $X+10 or $X+20. If you're unemployed, and have been on the market awhile, you might get lowballed into taking $X or $X-10. That actually happened for my current job. The boss was considering initially offering me my current salary, but I honestly said "I'm not so sure. Maybe I'll just keep looking instead." Then he wound up offering a 30% rate increase.