I graduated last May (undergrad) and started at a company immediatelythereafter.

Pay is OK, job is easy, but there' s no room to move up, and no big gains insalary are foreseen. Also, a big also, is my commute is terrible, it wears meout, it makes me grumpy (even though I like the job) and have contemplatedmoving closer, but for a job that I don' t have much of a future at, I don' t seethe point. And it' s an hour away from family, friends, and where I want to be.

Would it be unwise for me to quit, say in June, and take the summer, if notmore time, off? I have lived with my parents since graduation, paid off ALLloans, and have saved a fairly substantial amount of money that, if budgetedcorrectly could last me more than a year even if I rented a place of my own.Heck, I' d save quite a bit a month right off the top by not spending it on gas.

I also do freelance work on the side from home and could easily make 50% of mycurrent salary or maybe even more than I' m making now, especially, if I getanother freelance position with another company I' m currently talking to.


Does taking time off from work going to look bad? I guess in theory I' ll stillbe working, since I' ll continue doing freelance work so there won' t be a truegap in employment, just a gap steady unemployment.

The "plan" would be to ask for a raise/promotion, if no bueno, givemy 2 weeks, look for a cheap place near friends/family, go back to my cheapcollege diet (no more home cooked meals from mommy!), spend more time onfreelance and maybe even my old summer job, and enjoy the free time I have bybiking everywhere.  Maybe even take some summer classes at the communitycollege