Relief!

[cjsmith]

My last day is Friday.

Life is DEFINITELY looking up.

Comments

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I take it you found something?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Not yet, although one recruiter says he can get me interviews in at least two places. (Apparently he knows I'm at least a close enough fit that they'll interview, or he knows they're desperate.) I just finally couldn't stand it any more, being here and putting on the Pretending Face. I do not pretend well.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Of work? Flying? The decluttering project? What did I miss? :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Work. You didn't miss anything; I hadn't said. But man, am I relieved. Part II of major Life Getting Better Stuff will be having another job. :-)

[lkeele.livejournal.com]

Last of what?

Glad life is looking up, whatever the cause. :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

This job. Perhaps I was foolish, not hanging on until I had another, but at least this way I can now CONCENTRATE on finding another.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm glad. That was really getting to you.

Yay! :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Now to find a new one. I didn't hang on -- I couldn't. I reached my I Can't Fake It Any More point and talked to my boss.

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

Good!!!

Hopefully I'll be saying something similar in a few days :-)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Argh, edited comment: I will send you vibes at the appropriate time. When I was catching up (coincidentally about 830 this morning) I didn't notice that when you said "tomorrow" it was already Tuesday. Doh! Anyway, good luck!

[apparentparadox]

At least you didn't wait as long as that other C.J. before saving your sanity. Just don't move to Utah, unless you really want to. On the other hand, she would be happy!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Hmm, if moving to Utah would work as well for me as it did for her, I'd be a fool not to consider it! :-)

[airporter.livejournal.com]

Colour me jealous. Congratulations on your cessation.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Now I need a new one.

Are you looking to do a similar thing? I know the meeting time thing has gotten beyond annoying and well into silly, but how's the rest of it?

[canseefour.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I'd always much rather do something, even if it's not the best thing, than sit idle and fret. In your case, this looks like the best thing - I'll keep my fingers crossed for a quick job hunt.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Just seeing how much happier I am already, without another job or even an interview yet, shows me that this was overdue. If I'm in a good mental state I'll do much better at interviews.

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

yay - good luck finding another one!!! *hug*

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! *hugback*

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

Good luck. I can't quit without something else, due to having to pay for health insurance. Sigh.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I may have to ride on my individual catastrophic for a while. (That policy has been in place since I was a young footloose consultant. It's time it started earning its keep.)

[ericainohio.livejournal.com]

Ya know, Hallmark just doesn't make a "Congratulations on Dumping Your Soul-Sucking Job" card. :-) They should.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's hilarious! I love it - and I bet a lot of people would buy such cards.

[jtidwell.livejournal.com]

Hooray! Good for you for just quitting before your soul was sucked completely out of your head! :-)

(And, boy oh boy, am I jealous. You don't know how tempted I am to do the same, right now...)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I hear ya. Financially and health-care-wise it makes sense to wait if you can stand it... but I won't for one minute pressure anyone to stand it who is thinking "it's time".

[firecat]

yay for freedom!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed! I'm feeling a lot better already.

[wooddragon.livejournal.com]

YAY FOR YOU! Good work! There are certain situations that require the action you took, as opposed to looking while continuing in the situation. Good for you, and I hope (and imagine) that you already feel loads better. Two more weeks?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Well... I'm going to chew up vacation, so on the books, two and a fraction more weeks, but in the office, less than four days now!

We were able to negotiate that one because what I'm currently working on is eminently interruptible. I'm just going through bugs.

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

Yay!

I completely understand quitting without having something. I couldn't stay at my awful job last year one more minute than I had to. Minor repercussions of the financial strain remain with me today, but their manageable and they're worth it.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Amen! "Worth it" is the biggie. Once a thing reaches that point, I don't care how bad the decision may look to someone who doesn't have to live it. Worth it to me = good.

[sunnydale47.livejournal.com]

I hope this was the ick you were referring to and that it's resolved now. I'm so glad it worked out well! I'm sending good thoughts for a perfect new job. =HUG=

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It's half the ick - the bad half. Finding a new job will be the wrap-up, and that's stressful in its own right, but this was the most difficult partion of the ick. Leaving a place is hard. Coming in every day and pretending everything is okay when I know I am going to be leaving is double-hard.

and what are you seeking?

[moriamerri.livejournal.com]

Hey CJ, you usually seem to be relaxed about asking for
help -- anyway, my thought was to wonder what you are
looking for and whether you want leads thrown at you.
I presume "yes" and don't know if I have appropriate
ones to throw or not. I assume many other readers
would ditto this. Anyway, if appropriate to toss
leads over, please do outline, at least in general
terms, what you're looking for. Type of work, location,
whatever is most clear.

Thanks.

Re: and what are you seeking?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh, good point! That seriously didn't occur to me, to ask here on LJ. I will think about what I'm aiming for and write up a post. Thanks for the suggestion!

[rampling.livejournal.com]

Congrats! (and more than a little envy....)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh ouch, not you too? Dang, I wish more of my BRILLIANT HARDWORKING TALENTED friends had jobs they were at least comfortable with!

Congratulations!

[nurvuslee.livejournal.com]

Just curious, what was so bad about your job that made you desperate enough to leave without having any new job to fall back on? If you don't feel comfortable sharing on the internet, I'll understand! :-)

Congrats again.

Re: Congratulations!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Actually, leaving before I had a new job to fall back on was less about the job and more about me. I have a heck of a time searching while holding a job. (Most of my career I've been a consultant, and I've usually looked after my contract was up.) I got all distracted, worried about taking phone calls, etc... and I finally talked to my boss and grandboss and said heck with it.