Should you Quit Your Job for Sports Games

Should you Quit Your Job for Sports Games The question asked in this articles title is not only for sports games, but can be for any other extracurricular activity or hobby. Should you quit your job to attend the Olympics? Or to hear your favorite author speak because he/she is coming to town and you just couldnt get off? Or to attend the presidential inauguration? Anything that youre passionate about and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity presents itself in that area Does this opportunity equal your income? I ask these questions because a Red Sox fan recently quit his job to attend Game 1 of the World Series in Boston. According to Yahoo Sports, Gino Marcello, a former furniture salesman in Rochester, NY, quit his job after his boss refused to let him take off work to attend the big game.He said I couldnt take off this week because I didnt get him enough notice, Marcello said. I told him I wasnt co ming in. And here I am.Marcello later said hed find something new and it wasnt worth it.The story even said that he brought a large sign with the words I Quit my Job for This written across it to the stadium.Now, another site recently updated this story with details that may show that Marcello worked at a family owned geschftsleben so, his quitting may not be all that it seems. But the question still remains whether or not it is justifiable (and a wise decision) to quit ones job for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?I dont follow baseball, so lets use the popular television show American Idol for an example. Say a woman, well call her Ashley, learns that the TV show plans to host auditions for one day only in her current city. Ashley has high hopes of becoming a famous singer and she regularly sings around the local community trying to promote herself. Ashley goes to her manager at a local retail store and asks for the audition day off. Her manager refuses. Following her passion and believing the option that this opportunity will present itself again is slim to none, Ashley goes to the audition anyway and ends up losing her retail position.Was following her heart worth it?While I believe the answer to this question is subjective, I do think there are a few objective things one can do before deciding to quit his/her job in general. Below are just four1. Make sure you have another job. This obviously wont work for those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, but if youre a worker feeling restless, bored and unchallenged (and/or unappreciated) on the job, you may want to secure another position before quitting. The job market is tough nowadays, and you dont want to be unemployed for a long period of time because you didnt adequately prepare yourself.2. Ensure you have enough savings. Oftentimes, people will quit their jobs and not think about their financial states. Even if one has a new job, you need to think about the transition period. Will there be a gap between yo ur last paycheck and your first paycheck from your new employer? If so, do you have enough money to deckblatt all your expenses during that time?The same is true should you decide to disregard point no.1 and quit your job without having a new role. Making sure you have enough money saved to cover all your expenses while unemployed will be one less MAJOR headache for you to deal with.3. Reevaluate your motives. When you feel like you want to quit your job, its good to pause and reevaluate your motives. A lot of times people make irrational decisions based off their feelings. Take some time to really examine your reasoning behind wanting to quit in order to help you uncover if leaving the company 1) is necessary or 2) has to be immediate.4. Look at the big picture. This is similar to point 3 when it comes to acting off your current feelings. Its good to get out of your emotions and think about the bigger picture. Is your job helping you achieve your career goals? How will quitting aff ect your progress toward your future plans? Its important to remember your end goal to ensure that leaving a job now wont negatively affect you and your career later.