I Quit!

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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ha HA, take that, former demon workplace.

After having been laid off for something like 5 months, I went back to work today for what must have been, the shortest return ever.

Waiting until thursday to go back so as to start my re-employment on the same day as the weekly meeting with management, I went to work today. My reason for picking that particular day, was so that I could use the meeting as a way to get my own questions out in the open with all of management at once, without having to deal with being blown off.

In a great twist, it turned out that today was also the day that managment decided to announce that our division had been bought out by a group of investors, so the new guys were there too.

The meeting itself went pretty well, and it seems that I was pretty much the only one who had any questions at all. Without getting into too many details, we work as a contractor for electrical companies, so the work tends to vary, as opposed to being a steady stream. My major concern, was that work was going to continue on this path, so by coming back on the day of the meeting, I could get my concerns out into the open (which were not addressed to my satisfaction).

Paired with the buyout, I decided within 5 hours that it didn’t make any sense for me to continue working there.

I’ve been wanting to go to school (I took a few years off after graduation to decide what for, instead of changing my major 6 times) and have finally decided what I want to do in the future (art teacher). I need to have dependable employment while I am in school, and if I didn’t want to deal with stress about worrying about seasonal layoffs, detracting from my grades.

So quitting this job is more than just quitting, but the first steps I am taking to actually better myself. I already had another job lined up, and while I will take a pay cut, I will also be getting a bit more security out of it too.

I am, as of now, quite happy with the decision, and excited, as while a small step, it is a step towards my goals nonetheless.

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Good luck!

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Hey, thanks, I appreciate it.

That particular meeting was quite interesting. I was kind of surprised the number of questions other people weren’t asking the new owners. Stuff like if they had contracts with the previous owners to continue the work, and if they did, if it was a contract that prevented them from subcontracting the work out to someone else (since the company is now being subcontracted by the previous owner). Kind of surprising the lack of interest people will show in things that affect their jobs on such a fundamental level.

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That is odd, I agree!

I wish you good luck and happiness as you embark upon your education for a new career! Are you an artist now, “on the side?”

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More or less. It’s something I have always enjoyed doing, and have been wanting to pursue a career in, but up until recently, I hadn’t really been able to come up with something I really wanted to do. I love being around and working with kids, so going for teaching just feels right, for lack of a more eloquent way of putting it.

I have some of my artwork on my webpage, check it out if you’re curious.