Quit my job to go travelling?
TLDR: Should I quit my new high pay high experience job to go travelling for half a year?
So when I was 18 I did a solo trip to British Columbia. I loved my adventure so much I vowed to come again and travel the world. Now I'm pushing 30 and I haven't done any of it.
Here's my situation. Not long ago I got slacked from old job and got employement insurance. 1 month later found my highest paying job with the kind of experience I've had a hard time finding. I like it but after my probation they'll put me on the night shift for years and i'm not sure I'll be too happy in that situation.
The Plan: I get fired from my new job probation for bad performance and I get my Employement insurance back. Then I travel Canada for the summer and go to British Columbia again.
Before you judge me for using EI there are plenty of guys in construction that spend every winter on EI. God forbid I use it once when I get it for the summer when is that going to happen again.
After that i'd spend the fall traveling europe and if I'm still game I'd spend winter travelling hot countries.
I've got the funds. The only thing I'm risking is a pretty good job.
Oh yeah and I'm bipolar too. One of the reasons I haven't traveled since i'm 18 is because I wasn't feeling so good. I'm feeling good now and it feels like the time to achieve my dream. What says if I stay working on the night shift for years I won't be depressed and will not want to travel anymore.