I put my finger on it today..It’s like I am leaving my X when it comes to quitting work. I am over it - now the decision is made, I don’t want to do the special stuff. I don’t want to be here anymore.
I’m starting the countdown to my last day. I’m going into work this afternoon (public holiday today) till 8pm since it’s the public holiday and member’s of my team will be there till close, and I don’t get paid doubletime to work it. I won’t be able to have that day off I want.
I cleaned out my desk yesterday, I just didn’t have that much junk to take home. I have to come up with a list of my duties and ensure my staff are trained to do them all, and let the team manager know about it all as I do my handover.
I’m alternating between excitement and anxiety. My business unit manager hasn’t bothered emailing or calling me since I put in my resignation, reinforcing to me that it was the correct decision to quit and move on.
What I don’t really want is a huge goodbye from people I have worked with. Most of my friends have left already.
I don’t want a lunch, although my team want to have one.
I don’t want to go to the pub, but there are rumbles about that too
I’m kind of over it all now, and just want to move on to something new.
Anyone else felt like that when changing jobs
I understand what you’re saying about the good-bye meal and all, but I was promised one at my old place and they waited a week after I was gone before they had one (and I was out of the country).
I guess the act of having to go can be a drain, but you should at least feel that people want to say ‘Good-bye’. It sure beats being ignored.
yeah..
i have been ignored by my bosses, but at least my team like me.
I don’t think i will do the lunch thing, but maybe I will buy them some drinks or something from the cafe as a thank you for being an awesome team.
What a huge relief when you finally leave a job you can no longer love as the appreciation is not there for your efforts. No wonder you feel better about the decision. Sometimes the hardest act is making the move (why do wife-bashing victims find it so hard to leave?) and that may be similar to your feelings.
Go for it and enjoy the new job, responsibility and opportunity presented. You know you deserve it.
I agree. Making the decision to go is difficult but once you do, it’s like a great weight being lifted off you.
And once you want to go, there all the hideous rituals: going out for lunch, saying goodbye, and all that, when all you want to do is clear out and go.
Sometimes, though, you need to put up with the rituals - after all it’s only 1/2 day or something like that. And remember how small the world is, not playing in the rituals is a form of burning bridges.
I got the farewell pressie and card, no lunch, which I am grateful for. I am going to miss my team.