It sounds like she’s leaving a pretty good gig behind.

The scariest part about leaving a job is that there’s no way of knowing if your next job is going to be better or worse. You can measure factors you are aware of before accepting an offer, such as pay, benefits, commute time, and the number of days in the office. But until you walk in that door and spend more than an hour with your new coworkers, you won’t know if the vibes are going to be truly rancid or not. It’s not uncommon for someone to leave a lower-paying, low-stress job for a higher-paying, high-stress job and quickly regret their decision. 

Some employees leave their jobs prematurely because they genuinely believe that there is something so much better out there. It’s probably true that there are better jobs out there that are in your industry, pay more, and for which you are qualified, but that does not necessarily mean that you are going to get one of those jobs. With the current job market, nothing is really a sure thing, and if you quit your job without a concrete offer, you are putting yourself at risk of being unemployed in the long term or being forced to accept a job offer that is worse than your previous job. 

There is a way of quitting your job without actually quitting. You can threaten to leave unless certain conditions are met, and your boss can either agree to said conditions or accept your resignation. In a corporate setting, they will usually do the latter, unless they feel that you are truly irreplaceable and are willing to spend some money to keep you around.