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Dec. 30th, 2008

  • 1:56 PM
Misc: daises
I quit my job today. Rather than feeling better, more free, less worried... I  feel a sense of loss.

I have enough money to pay bills, keep my car, etc. I am looking forward to having work hours that correspond more closely to the 9-5 spectrum. Looking forward to eating dinner with my family, and not having to worry about making wedding plans only on weekends, and being sure I can attend all the precana classes.

I still wish I could have kept my job, though. I liked my job.

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[info]leffjakin wrote:
Dec. 30th, 2008 11:28 pm (UTC)
I know the feeling.... there's part of you that just wants to take that moment and enjoy it shouting "I'm Free!", but you can't help looking over your shoulder.

Best of luck though... I'm sure things will work out.
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[info]astraevirgo wrote:
Dec. 31st, 2008 05:37 am (UTC)
There is a little bit of looking over my shoulder, but moreso there's a sense that I've lost something very important to me. There are friends and acquaintances I'll never run into again in a work setting, there are doors I'll never knock on again (and on that, I have decidedly mixed feelings). I did a lot of good work in the past 6 months, and there is very little to show for it, besides a small nest egg (about to be spent on car payments) and a listing on my resume I can't even back up with a letter of recommendation. I'm not sure how to grieve this?
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[info]jkhuggins wrote:
Dec. 31st, 2008 06:51 pm (UTC)
With full-blown honesty. Nothing wrong with saying "I tried it, I gave it my best shot, and it didn't work out."

Don't be discouraged by a failure. It can be a positive experience. Failure is, in a sense, the highway to success, inasmuch as every discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly after what is true, and every fresh experience points out some form of error which we shall afterwards carefully avoid. (John Keats)
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[info]asillia wrote:
Dec. 31st, 2008 02:45 am (UTC)
I hope you are on to bigger and better things.

To be honest, I really enjoyed my month of unemployment...I got a lot done. That was the month I addressed the invitations :)
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[info]astraevirgo wrote:
Dec. 31st, 2008 06:16 pm (UTC)
Hahaha, if I were to the invitation stage, it would be really convenient! But first dress shopping, I suppose.
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[info]dewidevil wrote:
Dec. 31st, 2008 03:00 am (UTC)
<3
I 100% support your decision. A job that stresses you out often doesn't outweigh the benefits. You'll be much happier for it, I'm sure of it.

<3 <3 <3
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[info]astraevirgo wrote:
Dec. 31st, 2008 05:45 am (UTC)
Re: <3
Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Simple validation is probably the best cure for this... grief seems to be too strong of a word. But it does fit.)

Thank you.
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[info]xixi21 wrote:
Dec. 31st, 2008 05:32 pm (UTC)
As hard as it may be, I think it's good that you recognized what you wanted and weren't getting. Best of luck in your job search! Maybe you should try contacting the new JMC Career person.

<3
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[info]astraevirgo wrote:
Dec. 31st, 2008 06:54 pm (UTC)
My sister suggested that, as well. I'll shoot her an email here soon, because I don't think I can be unemployed for long.
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[info]leffjakin wrote:
Jan. 2nd, 2009 05:02 pm (UTC)
I second that. It took a few emails to get in touch, but she was super helpful in tracking down alums in the Triangle for me. I'd track her down quick, before the deluge of panicked seniors start beating down her door ;)
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[info]belle_bing wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 03:01 am (UTC)
I am late in commenting, but ♥
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