Quitting with no prospects is stupid,obviously those people know the government will give them welfare ,or at least they hope so.
I think every situation is unique. My son was in a terrible situation - of course, he did not quit until he had another job lined up but his health was suffering tremendously and I was very worried about him. He had high BP, gained weight, etc. etc. It’s all gone now. His new job has stress but there is stress and then there is STRESS.
All I know is I do think it is very risky and in these times especially. A crummy boss vs. not eating? And my old boss always had this famous line, “The devil you know is better than the one you don’t.”
Not necessarily. If the cost of continuing a job is greater than the proceeds from the job, at some point the worker has to cut their losses.
W-2 employees are the last remaining real capitalists in this country. They don't have access to "Other People's Money" to put at risk.
However quitting a job without another one lined up, is just stupid.
"What happened with your last/current job" in one form or another, is a question that I always work into my interviews.
Quitting with no prospects can be smart if have the money to wait it out, and especially if you use the time to build some skills or get some certifications so your next job pays much more.
Not that 99+ weeks of UI could ever be construed as welfare.