# I did it! I QUIT! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 3, 2002, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-quit/101656 "2002-04-03T21:42:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-quit/101656/1 "2002-04-03T21:42:04Z")
I finally quit my job! I accepted another job paying me lots more to do less of what I don’t like and more of what I love. I am so excited! My last day is the 19th. I felt a little bad about quitting because I know I am essential to my company and I honestly don’t know what they’ll do without me. But they have been getting more than their money’s worth out of me for over a year now and won’t pony up the money to pay me what I’m worth…so, hasta la vista. Plus, the new job is less than two miles from home, whereas the old job was about 18 one way. No more long commute! Maybe I’ll even walk from now on. Anyway, yay for me! ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-quit/101656/2 "2002-04-03T21:44:26Z")
I quit my miserable job today too! Feels good don’t it? ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-quit/101656/3 "2002-04-03T21:51:17Z")
And here I thought this would be a thread on how you quit the boards, and I was going to gently point out that a celebratory thread on that defeats the purpose. 😉 Congratulations on your good fortune! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-quit/101656/4 "2002-04-03T23:46:12Z")
Woo hoo!! Yay or you!!! \ ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-quit/101656/5 "2002-04-03T23:48:48Z")
Hey, that’s great news! Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_A_Tame_Lion)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-quit/101656/6 "2002-04-04T00:39:49Z")
I’ve quit jobs a couple of times, even when I wasn’t especially dissatisfied with the job itself. Generally speaking, it’s usually a pretty good move. In fact, I highly recommend that everyone quit his/her job. Just make sure you stash a little money away before hand. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-quit/101656/7 "2002-04-04T21:50:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sunshine \* > I finally quit my job! I accepted another job paying me lots more to do less of what I don’t like and more of what I love. In _this_ economy? That **is** impressive! 🙂