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Post by G on Oct 14, 2008 9:23:34 GMT -5
Hey, I know Ive made it quite clear here for a long time that I was unhappy with my job and the end was near. Well, Ive tried holding on for the longest time and finally decided it was just time. So last Friday, I turned in my 2 week notice. I didnt say anything on here because I wanted to wait until word was starting to get out on my job. Well, its starting to get out so I am going to go ahead and announce it here. My last day of work is Thursday October 23, 2008.
Amazingly, that was my 11 year anniversary on this job. I started on October 23, 1997.
Its certainly a lot for me to think about. I have a lot of responsibilities at my house and family. Im going to have to run a tight ship and see it to the other side. Times are tough in the USA. Jobs are extremely hard to come by. I know this up front. Ive thought long and hard about it. It's just time. I know I can make it for quite awhile without a job if necessary. Hopefully I wont destroy everything I have built up in the last 11 years. But, I am going to lean on it because I need to.
I'll probally have less to talk about on comics in the coming weeks. It's going to be hard to keep buying for the time being. I really hate that part of it, but thats small really.
Anyway, the love for comics is still there and I hopefully will find things to talk about with you guys in the coming weeks.
Just thought I would put it out there.
Tommy
-gowaltrip
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Post by azbatx on Oct 14, 2008 15:47:21 GMT -5
Good luck!
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Post by Brother J on Oct 14, 2008 18:51:49 GMT -5
Yep, ditto! I hope you find something that makes you happy plus pays the bills. Life is too short in my opinion to do some job you hate just to make money.
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Post by comickings on Oct 14, 2008 19:06:16 GMT -5
Tommy,are you crazy?!! Or did you hit the lottery and not tell anybody? Did you have something lined up from when you went looking a few weeks ago? Good luck man.From what I read what you said about working there...it sounded like hell. I'm going on vacation down in Sandbridge October 25th- November 1st...feel free to come on over and hang out if you want/need to get away! Joey
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Post by G on Oct 14, 2008 20:46:38 GMT -5
Part of me does feel crazy. Im making good money doing what I do. But I just can't stomach the place anymore. When a weekend comes, I start getting depressed about going back on Monday on Saturday night. I cannot remember the last time I had a good day at work. I used to love this job. But Ive been hating it more and more for the last 4 years. This year was just excruciating.
I do not have anything else lined up. I know, seems crazy. But, I do have a few things in my favor. Luckily for the last 11 years I saved my ass off. Im not loaded by no means, but I do have a little stashed away. Secondly, my wife just got big time promoted. She is now a manager at the city of Suffolk. She literally bypassed being a supervisor and passed me in money making (when employed) overnight. Her promotion gave me more breathing room.
We've talked for months about this. She knows how much I hate it. Hell, she worked where I did for 7 years. She knows what Ive been dealing with. I just got tired of coming home each night pissed off. I mean, for a long time I had a lot to be thankful for on this job. And when I weighed the bad with the good, there was an awful lot of good. But, the bad has just been kicking the goods ass now for years. And I just kept getting off work feeling more pissed than I did before.
I have put in applications. Ive had a few nibbles and so on. But no lucky cigar yet. Ive gotten too tired of waiting and going back to work at the same time. I needed to just get out. So, I finally just said "its time". I think I have enough resources to go quite awhile without a job. I know it would be easier and look a lot better if I had one. But I also think I needed to make finding a new job...my full time job. When my wife got let go undeservedly from the layoff we had, she went 3 months without a job and the situation was just the opposite and our roles reversed. We seen it through. She is 10 times better off now. Now its my turn to start over.
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Post by azbatx on Oct 14, 2008 23:01:34 GMT -5
Might be hard to find something when just about everyone is either laying off or on a hiring freeze
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Post by moe on Oct 15, 2008 1:23:21 GMT -5
I've been told that posting your resume at monster.com really does work. You should give it a shot.
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Post by G on Oct 20, 2008 18:44:12 GMT -5
Well, unbeknown to the rest of my workplace, I am home now and I can safely say I have worked my last day at that job. Yes, it is 3 days early. But there are a few reasons Im going to not go back in.
First and foremost, my wife's 96 year old grandmother passed on Sunday. So, she is going to have some bereavement leave and I'll just spend some time with her as her family prepares for the funeral.
Secondly, there is some rule at my job that whatever vacation you are given at the beginning of the year (I was given 4 weeks) is not truly earned until the very end of the year. So if you leave during the year, they pro-rate your vacation and you could end up owing them money, which I think is royally fucked up. Say for instance, I worked until the end of June. Well theoretically, I only earned 2 weeks vacation at that point. So if I had already taken 3 weeks vacation, I wouldnt get a weeks pay because I owe them a week. At this point of the year, I figured if I worked until Thursday, they would just take vacation days from me anyway and I would be working for free.
Lastly, I havent exactly got a warm send off from the place. Nor do I expect it. But I do know there has been times they could have been a bit classier about things and they have taken the low road. I had an exit interview on Friday that bugged the shit out of me over a few things said to me in there. I was kind of in shock while it happened and didnt really respond to it and then let it bother me more after I got out of there. I dont know, Im often surprised people dont go in and blow people away in there. The HR lady who did the interview with me got her ass whooped by a girl in there a few years back. It was about the craziest thing for us, but its true. She went off on the HR lady. Busted her face up real good and took like 5 adult men to take her down until the cops got there. The security guard somehow got his own mace sprayed in his eyes.
Anyway, its official. Im unemployed. A very unreal feeling for me at this point. I havent had to look for a job in 11 years. I always hated looking more than I did working. I cannot cry about it, nor do I want to. (Although I am making this thread an outlet, this will be the extent of it) I made my own bed, its of my own making and now I have to sleep in it. Im prepared to meet some difficult times for awhile. A bit worried because I dont know how long it will take or where I will land. But, I do know I cannot make it to the other side until I start the journey.
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Post by comickings on Oct 20, 2008 21:02:16 GMT -5
Tommy,it is a shitty time to quit,but I have to give it up to you for being one of those guys that didn't wait another 10 years before doing this. Good luck out there and sorry to hear about the family loss! Joey ps..I'm serious about coming out to Sandbridge if you get a chance. My wife doesn't want my kids out of school all week so they are leaving after Tuesday and coming back Friday.I think I'm gonna be down there by myself Wednesday & Thursday. The weather forecast looks pretty nice. The house is right on the ocean. Or if your wife and kids want to come out this weekend that's cool too! We're having a party Saturday night for my daughters 16th birthday,and Sunday we'll be watching football.so if you all want to get a break come on out!
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Post by G on Oct 20, 2008 21:30:38 GMT -5
Joey, thanks for the cool as shit offer! It looks like a really nice place to just chill and relax a bit. Hopefully the weather will be warm enough to catch the last rays of 2008. I certainly wouldnt mind heading down there. That's next week right? I cannot say whether or not Im going to make it. It's possible I could make it there so I want to leave that door open. But if I dont show up, I dont want to piss you off either. But no doubt, I do appreciate the offer big time!
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