[coolJ]

Okay, just need to get some advice here. I am in a situation where I am looking for another job that I can work part time at to start and if things work out, perhaps make the transition from my current job to the new one. I don't feel right just walking away from one job and into another just like that. Plus I have eleven years invested in my job right now and don't want to take a wage cut to go to a different employer full time. But I have some family friends who insist that I should just quit and find something else, they are very staunch in the view that you don't find a new job before you quit your old one, they don't seem to understand when I try to explain to them about my issues regarding wages and job security. Is there anything I can do to help them better understand my situation ??