[matthewcanty]

You’ll still be able to reference the company after you have left. I’ve always left my jobs before finding another. Providing there is a market available and adequate funds I would recommend anyone to do it.

After a short period of regaining your breathe and what purpose you had before you started then you will start to work on marketing yourself - GitHub profile/LinkedIn/meeting with a few recruiters...

You’re situation will probably remain the same until you jump. But you have to do the jumping, is my experience.

[Insanity]

I would advise to never leave your job before having another signed offer, to be honest.

And honestly in our field (software) it just takes a few weeks to sign a new offer. Plenty of opportunities out there.

Depends a bit on the location though - but in certain EU countries it's not a good idea to have a gap in your employment, as it is used to calculate your holidays and retirement savings.

[pantalaimon]

> in certain EU countries it's not a good idea to have a gap in your employment, as it is used to calculate your holidays and retirement savings.

I have not heard of something like that. Sure the more month you have worked the more you paid into the retirement insurance, but a couple of months won't make a difference.

Not sure which employer would give you less holidays either.

[Insanity]

In Belgium your legal vacation days are calculated based on the number of days you have worked the previous year.