I quit Amazon after 11 years; 5 Things to Do Before You Quit A Job – ryan

This as-to-told-tos Essay is bassed on a conversation with myra deer, the 38 -ear-op founder of Leadership lab In Montclair, New Jersey. IT HAS BEEN EDIted for Length and Clarity.

Before Opening Leadership Lab, A Leadership Training and Career Coaching Firm, This Year, Workhed for Amazon for 10 1/2 Years.

I Started As the Buying and Merchandising Manager of the Apparel Category at DIAPERS.coman Amazon Subsidiary, and by the time of left, I was the Senior Manager of Learning and Development Programs for Amazon’s Grocery Business.

When you quit your job, you might consider the financial implications but not the necessarily How you can maximize your benefs. It’s easy to overlook say.

Here are five Things you showed take advantage of before you leve your job, including some i did and some i wish i did.

1. Your 401 (k)

If you’re leaving to start your own buses and you’re not sura if you’ll be with another employer with the very calendar year – and you have a 401 (k) Option with your current employer – Max that contract for the year.

To maximize the benef, you mighty need to change your 401 (k) Contribution percentge Depending on the time of year you’re leaving and how much

When i left in march, i bumped my control outb 15% to 60%. I Only bumped Mine up so high Because of Had Two Months, January and February, to try to max it.

2. Paid Vacation Days and Personal Days

While it depends on how your company allocates your time off, at Amazon, we had Vacation Days and Separate Time off. In New Jersey, if you leave your company or your job, you can only get paid for your remotey Vacation Days – not your personal days.

I HAD ACCRUED SEVERAL Personal Days But HADN’T Used, so if i Left with using say, i was forfeited all of that money. I made a plan to use all of my personal days before giving notice.

Make Sure Your State Will Allow You to Get Paid Out. If not, consider that you give you are not your notice and uses doys so you get paid for the time off you’ve accrued.

3. Stock-Based Compensation

If you have any stock-baed Compensation from your Employer, like, Those Stocks typically vest in a Holding Account at a Bank. In that Holding Account, The Stock Is Technically Your Once It Vests, But You Can’t Diversify, Sell It, Or Invest in Anynding ELSE.

To manage the stock, you’ll need to mov it into a brokerage account. You can transfer it with the financial institution that Holds your Holding Account, or use your own Banking Institution to Move Into A Brokerage Account. Once it’s in the brokerage Account, you can manage it based on your financial strategy.

Companies don’t oppose moving it to a brokerage account, but you have to figure what to do it will be with They don’t always tel you that you quit.

There are also some financial benefits to make up it out of the Holding Account. I got a lower interest rate on my home Mortgage by moving my stock to a brokerage account at a specific bank.

4. Medical Benefits

It ‘important to use your medical benefits before you leave. You Likely Already Contributed to Your Plan Via Your Paycheck for the Portion of the Year you were employed. Before quitting, made a plan to get on my husband’s insurance plan through his employer, but i still wish i had max out my own medical benefits before quitting.

With my vision insura, i could’ve received a free pair of glasses, but i didn’t get. AFT of quit, i thought to myself, I should’ve bought my glasses before i left.

For Others, This Might Also Include Attending All of Your Doctor and Dentist Appointments or Really Anynding Covered by Your Existing Insurance.

Although I knew About These Things, i didn’t prioritize say, so i definitely left some money on the table.

5. Transit Benefits

At my Old Job, we have had transit benefits, where pre-tax dollars is used for commuting. I took the bus or train daily and paid for those with my commuter benefits. If I Ever Had to Pay to Park, i Could use for that as well.

I Wish I HAD MAXED THose Out and Paid for A Large Metrocard or Transit Pass in Advance, but i’m Not Commuting Regularly anymore, so i didn’t think of it. If I HAD, I COULD STILL BE USING IT NOW IT GO INTO The City.

Do you have a story to share about quitting a Job? Contact this editor at lhaas@businsinsider.com.