So I Quit My Stinking Job.......
Yup, that's right, after nearly two years of putting up with various BS I fianlly decided that I'd had enough and decided to pursue other opportunities. Well that's one way of putting it anyway. I have been the receptionist in my place of work the entire time I have been there, and I am well aware that there is no chance of advancement for me there. So if I stayed I'd never leave that desk. I honestly just don't see myself answering phones forever. When I first started I was given the impression that this was a fast paced well run organization with tons of opportunity for advancement. Boy, they sure suckered me. Well, actually it's not so much the job itself I mind, it's more the environment and the no advancement that I'd had enough of. I'd glady be a receptionist elsewhere as long as I was guarenteed to advance to a more challenging postion once I was more familiar with he company or something. Really, I don't think that is very unrealistic.
My last day is this Friday, and I'm telling ya, this week is taking FOREVER!!! I really really had major reservations about quitting. And I really didn't want to quit without having accepted another job offer......but unfortunatly things don't always work out as planned. Without going inot a lengthy detailed rant, let's just say the last few weeks have been frustrating ones with last Friday proabably being the worst, it was as the saying goes "the straw that broke the camel's back". Thus resulting in me making the decision that it was time to move on. Part of me feels like a weight has been lifted and that the sky is the limit. The other part of me feels like I failed, like I just gave up. I probably could have bit the bullet yet again and stuck things out for a while longer, but I feel that things would probably have just gotten worse and my parting with the company would have not been on very good terms (and maybe not voluntarily, lol) . I feel that leaving things this way, at least I'm trying to leave on as good of terms as I can.
I'm going to miss a lot of the people that I have been working with and a lot of them have been great to work with, however, they are not my boss, if any of them were I wouldn't be leaving ;). My boss .....is very dificult to work with, you pretty much have to be perfect all the time .....no exceptions. Once she has made up her mind about you, good or bad, there's no changing it. And that's all I have to say about that......I'm sure that the people from work that I have become friends with will keep in touch, I intend to keep in touch with them. So I guess it will be my turn to sit and listen to them bitch about work, LOL. The one thing I'm finding that I'm running into since quitting is that I'm getting mixed reactions from people. Some people are happy for me that I finally got the heck out of there and are giving me tons of positive support and tell me I'll find a great job in no time. Others basically are telling me that I'm stupid. That my options for a job are limited now because I'll have to take the first thing that comes along, that I'm a quitter.....etc etc. So being the person that I am I can't help but let some of this negativatly rub off on me :(. I know, I know ......I shouldn't let those people get to me, but that's just who I am I guess. I think what would work best is if these people just don't talk to me :). If you can't say something nice......then shut the f@#k up!!!! Oh and then there's the people that will constantly be keeping tabs, "what did you do today?" "Who did you talk to?" "How many resumes did you put out?" "Where?" "what did they say?" "Have you heard anything from this or that place yet?" "Why not?" "Why aren't any of these places calling you?" "There has to be something wrong with your resume if they aren't calling." ......yadda yadda yadda.......And yes I know that people truly do have the best intentions at heart, however, I really don't need to be grilled like this every single day. I'm 2# now, capable of making my own major decisions and dealing with their consequences, so please if some of you are reading this.....have a little faith. WHEN I find what I'm looking for you'll be the FIRST to know, so all the calling and question asking, and guilt trips are NOT going to help me get a job faster.....just so ya know. ;) My boyfriend is behind me 100%, because he loves me and wants me to be happy, and really, him and I are the only people that have to be happy with the decisions either of us makes.
Anyways, that's what's new with me.....wish me luck, I have faith in me. I'm awesome, any office would be lucky to have me :). I'll keep ya posted. Or if things don't go well I'll be phoning you and asking if you'd like to purchase our life insurance policy, yours risk free for a 30 day trial period LOL. Ok I won't stoop THAT low.
Yup, that's right, after nearly two years of putting up with various BS I fianlly decided that I'd had enough and decided to pursue other opportunities. Well that's one way of putting it anyway. I have been the receptionist in my place of work the entire time I have been there, and I am well aware that there is no chance of advancement for me there. So if I stayed I'd never leave that desk. I honestly just don't see myself answering phones forever. When I first started I was given the impression that this was a fast paced well run organization with tons of opportunity for advancement. Boy, they sure suckered me. Well, actually it's not so much the job itself I mind, it's more the environment and the no advancement that I'd had enough of. I'd glady be a receptionist elsewhere as long as I was guarenteed to advance to a more challenging postion once I was more familiar with he company or something. Really, I don't think that is very unrealistic.
My last day is this Friday, and I'm telling ya, this week is taking FOREVER!!! I really really had major reservations about quitting. And I really didn't want to quit without having accepted another job offer......but unfortunatly things don't always work out as planned. Without going inot a lengthy detailed rant, let's just say the last few weeks have been frustrating ones with last Friday proabably being the worst, it was as the saying goes "the straw that broke the camel's back". Thus resulting in me making the decision that it was time to move on. Part of me feels like a weight has been lifted and that the sky is the limit. The other part of me feels like I failed, like I just gave up. I probably could have bit the bullet yet again and stuck things out for a while longer, but I feel that things would probably have just gotten worse and my parting with the company would have not been on very good terms (and maybe not voluntarily, lol) . I feel that leaving things this way, at least I'm trying to leave on as good of terms as I can.
I'm going to miss a lot of the people that I have been working with and a lot of them have been great to work with, however, they are not my boss, if any of them were I wouldn't be leaving ;). My boss .....is very dificult to work with, you pretty much have to be perfect all the time .....no exceptions. Once she has made up her mind about you, good or bad, there's no changing it. And that's all I have to say about that......I'm sure that the people from work that I have become friends with will keep in touch, I intend to keep in touch with them. So I guess it will be my turn to sit and listen to them bitch about work, LOL. The one thing I'm finding that I'm running into since quitting is that I'm getting mixed reactions from people. Some people are happy for me that I finally got the heck out of there and are giving me tons of positive support and tell me I'll find a great job in no time. Others basically are telling me that I'm stupid. That my options for a job are limited now because I'll have to take the first thing that comes along, that I'm a quitter.....etc etc. So being the person that I am I can't help but let some of this negativatly rub off on me :(. I know, I know ......I shouldn't let those people get to me, but that's just who I am I guess. I think what would work best is if these people just don't talk to me :). If you can't say something nice......then shut the f@#k up!!!! Oh and then there's the people that will constantly be keeping tabs, "what did you do today?" "Who did you talk to?" "How many resumes did you put out?" "Where?" "what did they say?" "Have you heard anything from this or that place yet?" "Why not?" "Why aren't any of these places calling you?" "There has to be something wrong with your resume if they aren't calling." ......yadda yadda yadda.......And yes I know that people truly do have the best intentions at heart, however, I really don't need to be grilled like this every single day. I'm 2# now, capable of making my own major decisions and dealing with their consequences, so please if some of you are reading this.....have a little faith. WHEN I find what I'm looking for you'll be the FIRST to know, so all the calling and question asking, and guilt trips are NOT going to help me get a job faster.....just so ya know. ;) My boyfriend is behind me 100%, because he loves me and wants me to be happy, and really, him and I are the only people that have to be happy with the decisions either of us makes.
Anyways, that's what's new with me.....wish me luck, I have faith in me. I'm awesome, any office would be lucky to have me :). I'll keep ya posted. Or if things don't go well I'll be phoning you and asking if you'd like to purchase our life insurance policy, yours risk free for a 30 day trial period LOL. Ok I won't stoop THAT low.
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