I think I'm going to quit my job

[mickill]

I'm sort of regressing here. It's kind of a fucked up time for this to be happening, but I'm just really sort of sick of things. I may or may not be around much after today. I mean, I'll be around, just not all day or anything. Kinda like a-z. Anyway, I'm not really trying to say anything. Just venting.

[Qdrop]

what's wrong with the job?

[Tone Capone]

does this have anything to do with my post that mysteriously disappered this morning, you know the own about nig*ers, I didnt mean it.
You really are my most favorite poster of all time. :)

WTF?!?!?!?

[hpdrifter]

Dude, what do you mean after today? You're going to quit and not give any notice? That's kind of weak.

[mickill]

what's wrong with the job?
I'm not really being given the opportunity to advance within the company. And rather than being presented with more significant responsibilities, they're sort of forcing me to delegate that work to someone else, and hiring new people for positions directly related to what I do. And I was never approached about that particular job, which I've had the training for, for like 3 years. It pays significantly higher and entails actual work. This, what I'm doing right now, is a joke. I mean, I'm sure you know how much work I do.

No Skye, it had nothing to do with your comment. But it is sort of strange that we talked about that today.

[skinnybutphat]

What do you do?

[Qdrop]

What do you do?
apparently nothing...

[afronaut]

I don't like it when Mike is serious.

[mickill]

Dude, what do you mean after today? You're going to quit and not give any notice? That's kind of weak.
It's complicated. Our company is moving down the street. I'll be here most of next week, without a phone or internet connection and basically nothing to do. Afterwards, I think I'm taking a week off. But yeah, I'll give notice. They don't need to train anyone to do my job since they got two other people doing most of what I used to do.

Q, I think you do something print-related, if I'm not mistaken. I work in the graphics end of pre-press operations at a box company. Now, they want me to start working more with the printing plates themselves. Which is what I did 4 years ago.

[Anne Lauren]

I'm not really being given the opportunity to advance within the company. And rather than being presented with more significant responsibilities, they're sort of forcing me to delegate that work to someone else, and hiring new people for positions directly related to what I do. And I was never approached about that particular job, which I've had the training for, for like 3 years. It pays significantly higher and entails actual work. This, what I'm doing right now, is a joke. I mean, I'm sure you know how much work I do.

No Skye, it had nothing to do with your comment. But it is sort of strange that we talked about that today.

In whatever you decide to do remember that you don't ever want to burn any bridges, sos to speak.

I would just stay there and be looking for a better job in the mean time, then maybe you could use them as a good reference...so I wouldn't do anything drastic out of anger.

[skinnybutphat]

apparently nothing...

I thought he was one of those 'get paid to surf' dudes and he got $.10 per post and a dollar per thread.

[Qdrop]

Q, I think you do something print-related, if I'm not mistaken. I work in the graphics end of pre-press operations at a box company. that's very similar to what i used to do....back in the day at my old job (prepress digital stripping).
at this company, i'm the graphics supervisor/manager...so it's alot of coordinating and production control...

Now, they want me to start working more with the printing plates themselves. Which is what I did 4 years ago.

plate imaging/mounting?
dude, that is a step down....
why are they doing that?

[mickill]

In whatever you decide to do remember that you don't ever want to burn any bridges, sos to speak.

I would just stay there and be looking for a better job in the mean time, then maybe you could use them as a good reference...so I wouldn't do anything drastic out of anger.

I already spoke to my supervisor. I think he knows where my head is at right now. You're right, though, I am pretty upset about this, so I'm taking the weekend to think about what I'm going to do exactly. Either way, it's unlikely that anything will change by Monday, so yes, I will be looking for a better job.

Q, mounting. And they're doing this because I'm sort of an anomaly here at the company, being that I've worked under the direction of production, sales and administration management--always doing the same job. Currently, I'm working in production and I'm union, but I have a desk job. I get lost in the shuffle, so to speak. To simplify things, they figure I should stick to more the plate mounting/repair end of things, which is more or less a slap in the face.

[Documad]

I'm really sorry to hear that. I've been there. It is time to move on when you're not being appreciated. But it has to be even more difficult with the adorable Ava counting on you. :(

Do think it over and consider whether you can stick it out till you find something else.

I know it's a crappy platitude but these things do seem to happen for a reason and people do seem to find something better in the long run.

[wanton wench]

i just got off the phone with my 2nd job and they have pissed me off so much. :mad: assholes. i hate having two jobs. kinda strange that i turned to my computer and this was the first thread i saw. i didnt even read any of these post but hell ya i want to quit my job too! fuckers
*goes postal and kills all employees in site*




ok i feel a little better now. i'll go read the other post so i know whats going on!

[skinnybutphat]

Don't do anything drastic holmes, you can always quit but never un-quit

[hpdrifter]

It's complicated. Our company is moving down the street. I'll be here most of next week, without a phone or internet connection and basically nothing to do. Afterwards, I think I'm taking a week off. But yeah, I'll give notice. They don't need to train anyone to do my job since they got two other people doing most of what I used to do.


Come work for the UW and be my bitch at Pubs services.

[wanton wench]

mickill- you have a family! dont quit till you find another job! i have pic's of my daughter on my desk to remind me why i'm working at this stupid job. if it wasnt for her i would have quit along time ago. hang in there a little longer and something better will come your way. ;)

[mickill]

Don't do anything drastic holmes, you can always quit but never un-quit

I know. I'm trying to convince myself that this has nothing to do with pride, and that it's mostly because I feel stagnated, but it probably is a bit to do with pride. My pay won't be affected and I'll essentially have fewer responsibilities, but it's the fact that this is an obvious step backwards. By accepting it, I feel like I'm subject to complacency, as well; I don't want to be content when I know that this isn't what I should be doing, anyhow.

And thanks Doc. Yeah, don't even get me started on how this affects my family. The wife thinks I should quit if I'm not happy, but she's on maternity leave and making a fraction of her regular salary for another 10 months or so. Money's tight.

[abcdefz]

I know you've gotta do what you've gotta do, Mike. It's an awkward position to be put in, and I know there are all kinds of feelings when you've been someplace for a while.

What else does your wife have to say?

Good luck, man. Hope it all works out. (y)

[GreenEarthAl]

My last day at the ol job will be July 31.

Then I'll be out of town for 3 weeks. OpusYAY!!!

Then I'll be unemployed. All three folks living in the house here may be unemployed at the same time the way it's goin'

Oh well. Having fun at Opus is the important thing.

[TAL]

Nanananana
Nanananana (all together now)
Nanananana
Nanananana

Life (nanananana)
Life is life (nanananana)
Labadab dab dab life (nanananana)
Liiiiiiiife (nanananana)

When we all give the power
We all give the best
Every minute of an hour
Don't think about the rest
And you all get the power
You all get the best
When everyone gets everything
And every song everybody sings

And it's life (nanananana)
Life is life (nanananana)
Life is life (nanananana)
Labadab dab dab life (nanananana)

Life is life when we all feel the power
Life is life come on, stand up and dance
Life is life when the feeling of the people
Life is life is the feeling of the band

When we all give the power
We all give the best
Every minute of an hour
Don't think about the rest
Then you all get the power
You all get the best
When everyone gives everything
And every song everybody sings

And it's life (nanananana)
Life is life (nanananana)
Labadab dab dab life (nanananana)
Life is life (nanananana)

Life (nanananana)
(nanananana)
(nanananana)
(nanananana)

Life (nanananana)
Life is life (nanananana)
Labadab dab dab life (nanananana)
Live is life (nanananana)

And you call when it's over
You call it should last
Every minute of the future
Is a memory of the past
Cause we all gave the power
We all gave the best
And everyone gave everything
And every song everybody sang

Life is life


Edit: next time I'll check the lyrics before posting

[mickill]

mickill- you have a family! dont quit till you find another job! i have pic's of my daughter on my desk to remind me why i'm working at this stupid job. if it wasnt for her i would have quit along time ago. hang in there a little longer and something better will come your way. ;)

I'm not trying to be reckless, I know I don't really come first in this equation. It's sort of a now or never thing. This, in some ways, is the push I needed to get me out the door.

a-z, my wife thinks I'm overqualified for this job. I don't really agree necessarily, but I do think I'm capable of more. And probably more pay, as well. I'm going to see if I can find something similar to what I do now, otherwise, I'm open to trying something new entirely. I've already accepted that I'm pretty much about to start from scratch.

[DipDipDive]

I hear the cash prizes for those Strongest Man in the World competitions are pretty nice. (y)

[marsdaddy]

I'm not trying to be reckless, I know I don't really come first in this equation. It's sort of a now or never thing. This, in some ways, is the push I needed to get me out the door.Yes, your responsibilities to your family play a role, but you do come first. If you're not happy, your family will see an unhappy guy running things. Not a good role model, buddy.

Here's my story: 4 months after Mookie was born I got laid off. Mrs. marsdaddy was on maternity leave, at the time. I took some contract work but pretty much saw my income cut 3/4 over the next year.

I had to take a job and after 14 months I took one for which I knew I was overqualified -- but it was steady income. I worked there for 16 months -- probably the hardest I've ever worked for the least amount of pay -- and finally found something that will be more challanging, rewarding, and lucrative. I gave notice 2 weeks ago and today is my last day. (I start my new job next Monday, so I'll be pulling an a-z, too.) :)

I learned that it's a lot easier to look for and find the right job if you already have one -- even if the current one sucks. Look at it this way, if your new responsibilities are not challanging, they'll be paying you to job hunt.

Hang in there and have fun this weekend.

[Documad]

By accepting it, I feel like I'm subject to complacency, as well; I don't want to be content when I know that this isn't what I should be doing, anyhow.
Your wife is super. A friend of mine went through this with her husband right before she delivered and it honestly made their marriage so tight and strong.

You don't have to accept it, even if you decide not to quit right now. You could set a deadline in your own mind, and with your wife, and then you pretend to play along at work while looking for something else (which is frankly tough to do when you're feeling down about your current situation).

I had a job where I was busy and pretty much a superstar, even though I had no REAL power and got paid little. Then my boss changed and they gave me grunt work but paid me the same. My one coworker in the same boat was happy with that and basically read personal things all day. But I was ready to work at a hot dog stand or something--anything to get away from the humiliation. Someone convinced me to stay and not do anything crazy. I stayed and it was awful, but I found a slightly better job in about 4 months, which ended up putting me on a much more interesting path than I had set out on. It was difficult for me to interview because I felt like a beat down dog, but I pulled it together eventually.

You've got some difficult decisions, but you can pick a date in your head when you're going to quit. And tell people you know outside of your job that you're looking. When you've had a steady gig, most people think you're happy and don't even think about you if they hear about a job.

Good luck!

[JimmyTheScumbag]

I've got some business "opportunities" for you, Mikey.

[abcdefz]

I learned that it's a lot easier to look for and find the right job if you already have one -- even if the current one sucks. Look at it this way, if your new responsibilities are not challanging, they'll be paying you to job hunt.





...kinda like how it's easier to get a date if you've already got a girlfriend. :cool:

[marsdaddy]

And tell people you know outside of your job that you're looking. When you've had a steady gig, most people think you're happy and don't even think about you if they hear about a job.Definitely -- that's another part of my tale -- network! I'm convinced it's the only way to find a job.

[marsdaddy]

...kinda like how it's easier to get a date if you've already got a girlfriend. :cool:Once you work out the logistics and alibis, yep!

[adam_f]

Good luck, jackass. Whatever you do, hopefully it'll benefit your family and I won't have to hear from you. (y)

[abcdefz]

Once you work out the logistics and alibis, yep!


Nah... I don't think I could ever cheat.

[Documad]

Definitely -- that's another part of my tale -- network! I'm convinced it's the only way to find a job.
Yeah, in my case, a woman I had done some volunteer work for ended up in a new job herself and she hired me to work under her.

Now, I'm finally in a place where I can help some people but I have to know who wants help. I have gotten two people hired recently who are such a good fit but I would have never thought of them until they called and said they were looking for new jobs. People really do want to help good people and you never know who knows someone. My network is full of freaky connections, but that's partly because I've been around a while. :)

[mickill]

Yes, your responsibilities to your family play a role, but you do come first. If you're not happy, your family will see an unhappy guy running things. Not a good role model, buddy.

Here's my story: 4 months after Mookie was born I got laid off. Mrs. marsdaddy was on maternity leave, at the time. I took some contract work but pretty much saw my income cut 3/4 over the next year.

I had to take a job and after 14 months I took one for which I knew I was overqualified -- but it was steady income. I worked there for 16 months -- probably the hardest I've ever worked for the least amount of pay -- and finally found something that will be more challanging, rewarding, and lucrative. I gave notice 2 weeks ago and today is my last day. (I start my new job next Monday, so I'll be pulling an a-z, too.) :)

I learned that it's a lot easier to look for and find the right job if you already have one -- even if the current one sucks. Look at it this way, if your new responsibilities are not challanging, they'll be paying you to job hunt.

Hang in there and have fun this weekend.

Thanks for sharing that, man. And good luck with your new job.

[enree erzweglle]

I'm sort of regressing here. It's kind of a fucked up time for this to be happening, but I'm just really sort of sick of things. I may or may not be around much after today. I mean, I'll be around, just not all day or anything. Kinda like a-z. Anyway, I'm not really trying to say anything. Just venting.
I had the absolute most perfect day today. Perfect in every single way imaginable. Then I read this and it made me feel wilty.

I wouldn't want you to leave, m., but I know the feeling you're talking about at work. I've had similar phases. I just use them to learn something new and then people are all over me again.

It comes and goes and I cycle on through it.

But I'm not hugely into having a career path. I'm happy to do the job I do and I do it well. I don't particularly care about promotions--I've pretty much gone as far as one can go in my division. As long as I get my benefits and pay, it's good for me. I've been working here for a long, long time.

[enree erzweglle]

Once you work out the logistics and alibis, yep!

In some girlie magazine that I was reading last month, these guys were all over it talking about how they plan, in intricate detail, their affairs so that their GFs and wives don't find out about it. The one guy was all like, "It makes me love my wife all that much more when I fuck someone that I don't know" and I was all like "Right."

[mickill]

I had the absolute most perfect day today. Perfect in every single way imaginable. Then I read this and it made me feel wilty.

I wouldn't want you to leave, m., but I know the feeling you're talking about at work. I've had similar phases. I just use them to learn something new and then people are all over me again.

It comes and goes and I cycle on through it.

But I'm not hugely into having a career path. I'm happy to do the job I do and I do it well. I don't particularly care about promotions--I've pretty much gone as far as one can go in my division. As long as I get my benefits and pay, it's good for me. I've been working here for a long, long time.
I didn't mean to sound so dramatical; I'm not leaving. But yeah, it's likely that I will be giving notice, so I won't be spending 8 hours a day posting from work anymore.

I don't mind so much the fact that I'm not always moving forward. To some extent. But moving backwards? Can't do it.

[cj hood]

i thought posting here was your job...

[enree erzweglle]

mickill- you have a family! dont quit till you find another job! i have pic's of my daughter on my desk to remind me why i'm working at this stupid job. if it wasnt for her i would have quit along time ago. hang in there a little longer and something better will come your way. ;)
I did the same thing--stayed in my writing job and at the same company for a long time so that I could have flexibility and job security.

I used to think I was giving something up by doing that--not having a career path.

Then I realized that by doing it, I was able to have a relationship with my kid--a real relationship. Not just one where I was running around making sammiches and dropping him off here/there, freeting over the next deadline with him and with work. But I had something amazing--where we talked and understood each other.

It has never felt like I gave anything up. I look back on it and realize that I could have made different decisions and taken different paths--and in fact, I was pressured to big time by my various bosses over the years. But I also realize that in doing that--in not taking those promotions and giving in to the pressure--I probably would not know my kid the way I do.

It's a no-brainer for me...I'd choose the kid, the relationship, and the slow-moving job all over again.

[monkey]

i cant possibly really relate to what you're going through, as i havent even started on that working thing yet. but i can tell you what my parents did in an iffy situation.
my dad was layed off when my brother and i were little. my mom didn't work at the time, and it was very difficult for my parents at that time also because my grandmother (my dad's mom) was in the hospital, basically on her deathbed. my dad's only choice at that point was to change paths completely, and he did. he left us in chile and he came to work in US. eventually, he worked really hard and came back and decided we should all go back. my dad is amazing. he's incredibly hard working and i know that he's done it just so my brother and i wouldn't ever have to worry. now he's very happy, he has his own little company, and he's planning for retirement. im really proud of him for doing something that was incredibly difficult for him and my mom for us and our sakes.

i dont know if that story is gonna help at all. all i know is that your kids will appreciate the hard decisions and the hard work you and your wife have done when they get older.

[tulla]

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[yeahwho]

I don't mean to sound trite, but keep this in the back of your mind......

They don't seem to give a shit about how you feel at work, I've been around some of the most chronic malcontent's you can imagine in the workplace....one thing that gets me through some pretty shitty ass shifts is realizing, when the check comes, accounting could give a rats ass if I was happy or pissed by the hour.

I try and out laugh, out perform, out smart ass everybody at work. Because the "Man" don't give a shit if you get scarred up for the money. It's really up to you how it affects you, not them....Don't let them drag you down, keep your dignity in check. Your a winner. People remember that more than all the other crap.