I'll be submitting my resignation tomorrow morning.
It will be easy because:
1) I hate my job;
2) I don't want to do it anymore;
3) It will arrest my downward spiral;
4) Long Service Leave entitlements add up to about four and a half months;
5) I'm looking forward to being at home for a while and fixing up a few things.
It will be hard because:
1) I'm turning my back on a career of c.25 years;
2) I don't know what lies ahead of me;
3) It's a great place to work notwithstanding my disaffection with my particular line of work;
4) People there have been wonderful to me and I'll be disappointing them;
5) Whatever job I get next is bound to be on much lower pay.
I'll continue until June to see a few ongoing tasks off, tie up all the loose ends I possibly can and try to leave things in good order for my replacement.
So it goes.
3 comments:
Big step. Good luck.
If your job is poisoning your life (even if the people you work with are nice) it's definitely time to leave.
I resigned from my law firm job last year, and although I miss the people, I certainly don't miss the work, and I'm a hell of a lot happier. Okay, I'm a bit poorer too, but I reckon it's worth it.
Good luck.
Andrew: Thanks. Yeah, it would have been a big step if I'd had the courage to follow through with it. See future posts for outcomes.
LE: I'll have to stick around and work my way through the bad times. The idea of a pay cut was just too daunting.
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