The promised "more later".

[serene]

The hours/schedule were great (two days a week, in the middle of the night, and then five days off). The potential benefits were great (health benefits would've started in 90 days; flight discounts in 6 months; etc.). I was really hoping it would be perfect.

But.

The work was grueling, backbreaking stuff that was giving me a new, non-trivial injury every day. That part I was dealing with pretty well, if not liking it. The work was hard. Really hard. That part I dealt with just fine.

Then the nightmares. Then the two days of depression (I think that's what it was) when I was clearly not sick, but also clearly not able to make myself get up and do a damn thing. Then the day of sheer dread of the upcoming shift.

Fuck it. I promised myself years ago that I would never stay at a job I hated, and I never have until now. If I needed the money as badly as I did a few months ago, I would keep working there until I found something else, but I have a little money put away to hold me over until I'm working again. I also have some time to spend making a home business a reality, and I'm gonna grab that (while probably going back to temping at least part-time once Thanksgiving has come and gone).

I'm happy with my choice. As soon as I knew I was going to quit, a weight just lifted, and I've been so very happy and *myself* for the past few hours that I just know I did the right thing.

Thanks, everyone.

Comments

[grumpywitch.livejournal.com]

I'm happy that you were able to quit! Sounds like a very wise decision.


*hugs*

[ailbhe]

Jobs that make one sick are BAAAAAAAAAAD. Congratulations!

[redbird]

The weekend of depression, collapse, et cetera is what told me to quit my job (the one with the commute from hell).

[slinkr.livejournal.com]

Yay for you figuring it out quickly. Much better than letting that go on for months.

What's the home business?

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Yay for taking care of yourself. :)

[jb98.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you are taking care of yourself. *hugz*

[lcohen]

*snuggle*

[intenselaura.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that you're taking care of yourself and that you're happy with your choice. *kiss*

[johnpalmer.livejournal.com]

It sure sounds like you did the right thing, and I'm glad you quit when you did... it probably would have been worse if you'd tried to stick things out because you didn't have a specific reason to say things sucked for you there.

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

Woof. Well, I'm glad you did what it sounds like you had to do. Enough people do that, they'll figure out a way to divide up the job so that it is doable by humans. Good luck finding better work.

[danger-chick.livejournal.com]

:( I'm sorry the job didn't work out. :(

[misanthropoid.livejournal.com]

Beware the wage-slave who doesn't fear the monetary whip.

Good for you.