Anyone whose had a career break or quit before having a job offer?

Advice/Help

I recently joined a company on a 50% hike. The offer seemed too enticing to say no. However there were hints of the company being toxic like taking my degree certificate as assurance of me joining the company but I ignored it because I genuinely wanted to work on good projects.

It's literally been three weeks and everyday I have hated coming here. It's a strict WFO policy where your in and out movements from the office are tracked. I hate the office policies and it's just sucking the life out of me. I have cried at least once every week because my body has been so tired from all the travelling. I should have considered travelling while accepting the offer but my husband reassured me ki hojayega, kar lenge manage(and he has been, like cooking two times, picking me and dropping me to the metro station so that I don't get tired) but I have been feeling that I don't get enough time with him.

I also felt during this entire time that I could do so much more like study certifications, build my own projects, explore freelancing etc. I'm feeling burnt out even before starting my actual work is given. My RM is really cool with WFH and stuff but HR policies don't allow for flexibility at all.

All this is making me realise I should just quit and aggressively try for other places or maybe just lie down in my bed and watch series for a week and build my own projects side by side.

I'm really scared of this decision though because I have been loving the feeling of money hitting my account every month maybe because I'm used to it.

Girlies please tell me what to do.

I also work in the AI space and there's a good demand for the work I do.

Posted Jun 5, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC

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