Damn that felt good.

[ua_guy]

I handed in my resignation today. It's not over quite yet--I think there's a chance they'll dig deep into their pockets at the last second, but if not--there are many other reasons why I'm headed out the door.

I don't have anything lined up yet, but the search is on. DH and I are prepared for the loss of income and I already feel 100% better...this will be very good for my health and sanity!

[snafu]

Good luck. Are you planning to take some time off to decompress when your current obligation ends and you accept something else?

[ua_guy]

Good luck. Are you planning to take some time off to decompress when your current obligation ends and you accept something else?

That's the plan. Even if I can wedge in a couple of weeks, I need it.

[creditcardfree]

Good luck with your job search! Nice plan to plan to leave your job and have the back up to handle the loss of income. Wise. Very wise!

[FLA]

best of luck. enjoy that time off if you can get it

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Woot! Good luck Tell me does it feel awesome? Does it change you and your husband mind to move for his job now?

[ua_guy]

Woot! Good luck Tell me does it feel awesome? Does it change you and your husband mind to move for his job now?

It's awesome--and a little scary. Being very disciplined about money is now a necessity, not just a wise practice to observe--no real big changes, but now the pause I get whenever I spend money is greatly amplified. The last 24 hours have been filled with emotion--I feel good for standing up for myself and having planned to absorb the loss of income, but there's also a lot of uncertainty and some weird feelings of guilt about leaving without having something else lined up. DH says he supports me 100% but it still feels weird.

This doesn't change our mind about moving. I don't remember if I ever posted a follow-up to that thread, but his current company made the decision to stay here very easy. They caught wind of the other offer and made very sure we will be going absolutely nowhere by giving him a retention package that pays over the next 5 years. No contracts, he just has to stay with the company to get the full benefit.

[ginene]

Congratulations! I just quit my job this year too. It does feel great! Best decision ever. I prayed about it last year and when the time was right, I felt it and have no regrets. I have faith that you will do great things just by how great you feel. That means this was the right decision.

[disneysteve]

When I left my last job, it felt great. A little scary, but great. I wasn't being treated well there and had finally had enough. I had nothing lined up and had 3 wonderful months of "retirement" before a new job found me. I spent a bunch of quality time with my family including an impromptu trip to Disney World for 10 or 12 days that we booked 4 days in advance. My wife and I also got to spend a week in Las Vegas for a conference that I was already registered for before I decided to leave the job.

Good luck to you. Enjoy your break.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Are you going to switch careers or just jobs?

[ua_guy]

Are you going to switch careers or just jobs?

"It's complicated". I'm feeling pretty burned out doing what I currently do. I could probably find a job just like mine if I had to. But I'm looking at everything.

One of the biggest issues--seriously--grappling with arriving in my mid 30's having worked in jobs where I'm sedentary all day, stuck in disgustingly warm, sterile office environments all the time, with lots of stressful interactions, all while trying to stay ahead of heart disease and depression--and mostly failing.

I don't know what's next, which is why my decision to leave came about without a whole lot of planning. I can always go back, but a lot of this is about trying to save myself.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

I get it. I think we're at the same point of 30s and needing change. I find a lot of people our generation is questioning what we are doing and why. Everyone who meets us keeps saying I can't believe you just quit and moved. They want to do something like that but can't fathom it.

[~bs]

good luck, not having something else lined up is not something i'd want to happen by choice. I've had it happen to me before (not my choice), and it was scary, even though I was pretty well set financially.

[ua_guy]

good luck, not having something else lined up is not something i'd want to happen by choice. I've had it happen to me before (not my choice), and it was scary, even though I was pretty well set financially.

It is scary.

Courage isn't the ability to be fearless, but rather the ability to act decisively in the presence of fear. Worrying about the "what-if's" and to choosing to remain stuck and miserable (but financially comfortable) in my current job lost to the decision to make a change.

The support and candidness from colleagues I've met across multiple employers is overwhelming. And some very interesting opportunities have presented themselves. I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch, but it's validating that there is "bigger and better" out there still, if I can swing it.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

You know I'm going to steal that courage quote. It's awesome.