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WeeYari
10-20-2009, 10:54 AM
:eek:

What have I done!

Organizational change. Stress. Couldn't take it anymore, so yesterday, after 19 years I gave notice. Health, happiness, and family life had been suffering. Time had come to shake up my life.

Nothing on the horizon right now. Gonna take some time to reflect and reassess where I am, and what will continue to make me happy going forward from here.

Thankfully I have the support of a loving family. Wish me luck.

(no more modding for awhile:cry:)
thebarber
10-20-2009, 11:15 AM
damn man, good luck

good thing you got those springs when you did!

btw, what did you do for a living?
WeeYari
10-20-2009, 11:40 AM
btw, what did you do for a living?

Manager - Web Development

Managed the team responsible for the Co-operators Group of Companies intranet, and the internet sites for one of their subsidiaries.

Example of our work http://www.cooperatorsgroupinsurance.ca/
tk-421
10-20-2009, 11:53 AM
Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life. :smile:
Best of luck to you, WeeYari.
TinyGiant
10-20-2009, 11:57 AM
nothing more liberating than quitting

can be pretty scary too though :)

best of luck!
redglare45
10-20-2009, 12:04 PM
Wow~! I bet it gives you great stress relief and also puts you in control now.
Good luck! :smile:
tomato
10-20-2009, 12:59 PM
nothing more liberating than quitting

can be pretty scary too though :)

best of luck!

+1 :thumbsup:
Loren
10-20-2009, 01:00 PM
I've pulled the plug twice, myself. Just remember why you made the choice and avoid putting yourself in the same situation again. (for me, the first jump was leaving the military... the second jump was leaving KS where the military left me, and going back home to FL)

Good luck!
tomato
10-20-2009, 01:04 PM
The most liberating thing I did was to move all the way out to California. Starting from scratch is NOT for the faint of the heart, though.

Maybe the OP could try self-employment. I don't know the rules up in Canada, but out here in the states, I did that when I couldn't get a job, and I found that it can be pretty fulfilling (make your own hours, work as little or as much as you want, etc. - although the benefits (health insurance, etc.) can be limited.
PETERPOOP
10-20-2009, 01:24 PM
Start working out and become a stripper!
uncleyaris
10-20-2009, 11:39 PM
:

Thankfully I have the support of a loving family. Wish me luck.

(no more modding for awhile:



Meeting your wife, and daughter, you'll be just fine!!! After our conversation at the meet last week, you heard me talk about being scared with what I've been through. My family was key, you'll be fine Steve. If you wanna part with the springs, let me know, lol Seriously good for you, takes balls :clap::clap:

Shaun
Betrivent
10-21-2009, 12:18 AM
I'm happy for you, because after all, shouldn't you love your job? Find somethign that makes you happy, even if it pays less than before.
Dave
10-21-2009, 12:46 AM
Good luck! I feel about ready to boil over at work too, so I think I understand where you're coming from. All the best in your pursuit of happiness :)
JumpmanYaris
10-21-2009, 12:53 AM
I wish i could do the same

Good luck to u my friend.
YarisSedan
10-21-2009, 01:09 AM
If you knew you were going to quit soon why not look for another job and have something in the works? Right now is such a hard time to find a job. I hate my job so so much. I think to the point where i am getting a stomach ulcer from all the stress. But I have no other options at the moment because there are literally no jobs in my field at all. None. I put all my resumes out on all the job searches and not one email or call. And i check the postings daily and no new jobs are poping up. So rather than be jobless and behind on my bills I have to force myself and just tell myself atleast I have a job.
toyo
10-21-2009, 03:35 AM
damn I just did the same thing about 2 months ago, best thing I ever did!

I actually got my boss to fire me so I could get money from them LOL

now I'm just going to school, planning to get a job on feb 2010, might sign up in the gym next month

lucky for me I'm single though

good luck, enjoy this time of your life ;)
MUSKOKA800
10-21-2009, 08:34 AM
:eek:

What have I done!

Organizational change. Stress. Couldn't take it anymore, so yesterday, after 19 years I gave notice. Health, happiness, and family life had been suffering. Time had come to shake up my life.

Nothing on the horizon right now. Gonna take some time to reflect and reassess where I am, and what will continue to make me happy going forward from here.

Thankfully I have the support of a loving family. Wish me luck.

(no more modding for awhile:cry:)


You've got big stones my friend. :clap:
In this economy it's tough to find work. Employers know that and use that as leverage to exploit their staff.
Annie's coach found a new job. But now he feels he has to check the crackberry throughout the evening or that job is at risk.
Between laptops and crackberries, employers have folks tied to the job 24/7. Whatever happened to that 4 day workweek that 15 years ago was predicted to be in place by today. It seems we've gone from 6 days to 5, and now back to 7 for many. :evil:

At least now you've got time to winterize the property. :thumbup:
TKO
10-21-2009, 09:08 AM
Way....to take control of your life!!!
bobselectric
10-21-2009, 09:09 AM
Congrats! It's good to reassess your life from time to time! If you can, definitely go your own way and start your own company- I did in 2004 after 15 years in the field and 8.5 with the same company
IllusionX
10-21-2009, 10:27 AM
ok.. i feel just laughing. Not at you WeeYari. I got fed up, after 5 years in an inventory services company. (RGIS, pretty some of you guys may know this company). I got promotions pretty fast, and ended in a managerial position within 3 years. I hated the company.. with all the overtime, and doing everything others didn't want to do. Mostly did not have a life while working there.

So, i said screw it and took some classes for a year, and now i'm getting paid sitting at the office, most the time, and going on YW.com :) and that, only 4.5km away from home.

Enjoy your free time! Have good time with your family!
kuyachris84
10-21-2009, 10:41 AM
You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.

You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.
Malaya1221
10-22-2009, 02:53 AM
Remember what the dormouse said:
"Feed your head
Feed your head
Feed your head"

have fun bruv!
thebarber
10-22-2009, 10:19 AM
lol, i guess wee can't afford the interweeb now....where'd steve go!?
WeeYari
10-22-2009, 03:22 PM
Wee is around. Taking a bit of a break here too.

Announcements starting going out late Tuesday. This is now becoming a very emotional week as word goes outward through my circles of influence. When you start to see people tear up, hear over and over again phrase like 'Your legacy', 'Positive influence'. and 'Positive impact', you really start to reflect on all the good things that had kept me going fo 19 years.

One thing that will really suck is the loss of my company laptop and the aircard along with it. I live within one of those small rare pockets where, outside of satellite, high speed access is not available. Gonna have to go back to dial-up which is absolutey BBBBRRRRUUUUTTTTAAAALLLLLLLLLL.
tomato
10-22-2009, 03:28 PM
dial-up ... ouch!!!
thebarber
10-22-2009, 04:02 PM
Gonna have to go back to dial-up which is absolutey BBBBRRRRUUUUTTTTAAAALLLLLLLLLL.

thats what you get for living BF nowhere, lol

always tough leaving a job....i can't imagine after 19years
IllusionX
10-22-2009, 04:37 PM
dial-up ... ouch!!!

you'd be surprised the amount of people who are still on dial-up.



....... i have no idea how they watch youtube....
marcus
10-22-2009, 06:14 PM
did you atleast get a package from leaving..
WeeYari
10-22-2009, 06:33 PM
did you atleast get a package from leaving..

You don't get a package when you leave by your own choice. So, no.

What I did get is a life where the sun has started to shine again.:smile:
Iggy888
10-25-2009, 03:48 AM
Wow!
I just had a chance to read your post.
That is quite the gutsy move but it sounds like it was the right thing to do for you so props to you for making the hard decision. :thumbsup:
I wish you all the best!
Adriaan
10-30-2009, 03:36 AM
Hey Wee, Sorry to hear, but change is always good. Family is always important. With 19 years experince, you can start your own company at home. Something Better will come out from this. All the best.
WeeYari
10-30-2009, 09:12 AM
Hard to believe that I am about to start my last day.

Check out a parting gift my staff presented me with. They made a rendition of my license plate, incorporated my years of service, company logo, and modified the provincial tag line. They then had a life size version printed, mounted, signed by everyone, and framed.

How personal is that!
Betrivent
10-30-2009, 10:21 AM
That's very thoughtlful of them.
uncleyaris
10-31-2009, 12:20 AM
:hitcomputer:

It's the team you'll miss the most. You sound relaxed more than ever now. The BS is behind you now.
tomato
10-31-2009, 01:43 AM
AWwww.. that's touching!!! But you made a decision for a reason, so don't look back now. The people, you can always stay in touch with, but look forward. No regrets! :)
Lafiro
10-31-2009, 02:20 AM
I left for a lot of reasons about 3 months ago as well. I don't regret it.

I feel like a weight has been lifted from me. No more stress, no more running around, ylled at, yelling at people, frustration at those who dont listen yet the blame goes somewhere else.

I hated the BS too at my job, so I quit. Of course took all my vacation first and then gave a thre week notice.

Except I did things differently, I made my boss promise me no one would find out when I was leaving, and the day I left, was midday and no one saw me, I just walked out, and never seen or spoken to anyone again.

Just the way I wanted it, just the way I want it to stay. On good terms wih the higher up's, but I couldnt give 2 $7s about anyone else.

Hope everything works for you. As for me, I have become lazy, took a break from school, about to collect unemployement, and doing jobs on the side whenever they come my way. Now im just trying to get by.

But atleast Im not single ;)
My GF works at a hospital as an office manager, so she is alright and helping me out.