Well I did it. I resigned! *giggles*
It was all very routine. I wrote a few lines on a piece of paper, printed it, signed it, and gave it to my boss with a smile. Who knew it could be so easy? Who knew it would feel so surreal.
A few people who know how I've been feeling were asking me if I felt better, if a weight had been lifted from my shoulders as soon as I gave away that fateful piece of paper.
And the answer is no... not exactly. Cos that weight actually lifted on Friday, as soon as I realised I had options. Once that was confirmed, I knew I didn't have any more excuses to stay. No wonder my heart was singing :D. Now I'm so happy it's taking requests.
Oh yeah, I forgot to say what I'm actually going to do. I made the conscious decision to go temping/contracting for a while, so I can finally get some private sector experience after 5 years of Goverment whoring. I desperately want to work in PR/Media/Marketing in either an agency or a big corporate, but there was no way they were going to look at me with only gov experience under my belt. So off I go, on to new adventures.
Oh, and the girls at work did suck :D. Icing on the cake really.
Side note: that happiness better come with Long Lasting 48 Hour Relief. Tomorrow is B-is-for-braces-Day, and I'm going to need every ounce of good humour to stop me from acting the wounded bear tomorrow night. Someone save my longsuffering!husband, please?!
Woo hoo!! I'm so happy for you! The few times I've resigned because I was unhappy and wanted to move onto something else, it was like the cool morning breeze swept through and brightened up everything in my life. The first few steps were the hardest but after that it was easy sailing.
It's so funny that you would say you want to go into PR/advertising/etc., there's an advert on TV here that has a girl who CONSTANTLY reminds me of you, talking about how you can get a job in a creative field... I call it the Goldie commercial!
Congrats again, I'm very excited for you!!
Quitting rules. Take it from me - I've quit 2 jobs already this year. Thinking about making it 3, too. Why not?
I'm so proud of you, Golders. Leaving the govies and joining the world of the corporate fatcats is a life affirming experience. You've not lived until you've witnessed first hand the lunacy of the corporation. Just remember to have fun with it, love!
Awesome - Congrats! I hope you're enjoying it & I'll be thinking of you tomorrow when you get your braces. I need them but I don't want to go through the whole procedure...
Trust me when I say I know that feeling. Quitting after 12 years was the most awsomest (is that a word) feeling I've ever had in my entire life. I do get bored from time to time but hey, I do what I want when I want. I have less money but LESS stress and that is much more important to me.
Hooray! Good for you :) It's very empowering, isn't it? You can do whatever you want to now!