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THE "I QUIT" THREAD:
Today I& #39;m going to tell one of the best bosses I& #39;ve ever had that I& #39;m quitting. I& #39;m not hyperventilating, YOU’RE hyperventilating
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Today I& #39;m going to tell one of the best bosses I& #39;ve ever had that I& #39;m quitting. I& #39;m not hyperventilating, YOU’RE hyperventilating
I woke up at 2am. 4 hours of sleep is enough to deliver life-changing news righthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen">?! I tried to go back to sleep while watching the sky slowly brighten. I was unsuccessful in the sleeping part, but that& #39;s something coffee can fixhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☕️" title="Heißgetränk" aria-label="Emoji: Heißgetränk">! Then I awakened my partner at 7am like this:
Now I& #39;m trying to calm my racing heart. There are still 2 hours until the call I scheduled with my boss, which I suspiciously labeled "Check in" and gave no objective for (I always include one). I think he suspects something because he & #39;Accepted& #39; the meeting and never does that.
Taking deep breaths with coffee on the porch of our new Airbnb that we moved into yesterday. Next time I need to space out changes a bit morehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen">.
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Making more coffee with the fancy gas range over here and realizing I miss the electric water heater at our last place.... Guess we& #39;re getting one in GA! The lifestyle inflation has begun...Does that mean I still need a job?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen"> #PurpleThoughts
I told myself I wouldn& #39;t check my work email under AFTER this call with my boss so I don& #39;t get distracted with the other crap I have to do, but now I& #39;m worried he moved it...Checking...Phew! He didn& #39;t ask to move it and nothing exploded overnight. It& #39;s gonna be fine. T-minus 1 hr
I& #39;m distracting myself by unpackinghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧳" title="Luggage" aria-label="Emoji: Luggage">. In the meantime, we have about 50 minutes until the quitting meeting and I want to know your thoughts. How do you think my boss will react to me saying I& #39;m leaving to & #39;take time off& #39;https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😉" title="Zwinkerndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Zwinkerndes Gesicht"> (Unsaid: infinite timehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen">)? Cast your votes now!
It& #39;s timehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht">. I haven& #39;t been able to eat anything because my stomach is in knots. I feel tingly and a little nauseous. I& #39;ve imagined every scenario from him saying "GTFO" to "I know you& #39;re Purple. I read your tweets." Let& #39;s hope it& #39;s somewhere in betweenhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen">. Update incominghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👀" title="Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Augen">...
I did it! A summary of what he said:
- I& #39;m so sad you& #39;re leaving, but happy you& #39;re doing what you wanthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">
- I was about to give you a promotionhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤨" title="Gesicht mit hochgezogener Augenbraue" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit hochgezogener Augenbraue">
- You are always welcome back in any capacity (FT, contract, freelance etc)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙌🏾" title="Raising hands (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Raising hands (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">
COULDN& #39;T HAVE GONE BETTER!!!
- I& #39;m so sad you& #39;re leaving, but happy you& #39;re doing what you want
- I was about to give you a promotion
- You are always welcome back in any capacity (FT, contract, freelance etc)
COULDN& #39;T HAVE GONE BETTER!!!
Sent an email to HR with the notice and asked about shipping my laptop back. Emailed Accounting asking to confirm that my healthcare will go through October (last day 10/1), about COBRA coverage as a backup and asking when I get the $4500 for the PTO I didn& #39;t usehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤑" title="Gesicht mit Geld-Mund" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Geld-Mund">. #GetThatMoney
Just texted the 10% of the company that are my friends and know I& #39;m retiring. They& #39;re all so supportivehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">...and one mentioned this weekend that she was increasing her 401(k) contribution. Me:
HR got back to me and said they appreciate me giving "ample notice" and scheduled my (FIRST EVER!!!) exit interview for 10/1 AM....Soooo I guess I& #39;m not being told to GTFOhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👀" title="Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Augen">?
Soooo how exactly am I supposed to do real work now? I& #39;m too excited and totally can& #39;t concentrate....Can we have the transition meeting nowhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen">?
Accounting just got back to me confirming health insurance will go through 10/31 and that my PTO payout and final paycheck will come 11/5. They& #39;re also giving me a shipping label to send back my laptop...didn& #39;t expect that lol!
Alright peeps - that& #39;s it for todayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙌🏾" title="Raising hands (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Raising hands (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">! My post next Tuesday is going to be all about quitting with quotes of what my boss and coworkers/friends said. But for now, I& #39;m going to crank out my work and then take a nap. Thank you so much for making this experience an amazing onehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😘" title="Kusshand zuwerfendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Kusshand zuwerfendes Gesicht">!
