Im doing it, Im finally leaving...I must say, I haven' t had butterflies like this in a LONG time. Leaving a secure job is like getting married! I say that, because its a new chapter in life. The thing is....I haven' t found a new job yet. I know that' s a huge no-no. But Im relocating, and Ive gotten calls for interviews, but they all say "call us when you get here". And potential employers have expressed discomfort at the fact that I' m out-of-state, things like "we don' t want you to come all the way down here and....". I' m thinking "well, that' s my problem"....I have no problem flying down for an interview, its par for the course far as I' m concerned. So Ive decided to hand in my letter of resignation tomorrow. And I' m nervous yet excited at the same time. I cant believe Im doing it!! I don' t feel insecure about taking this huge risk. I don' t have kids or a family to support, just me. Ive been "sick & tired" of my dead-end job for quite some time. I don' t want to wait until Im quote-on-quote too old. Id rather jump out there while I' m still young and energetic. I' m 30 between. Do you have six to eight month' s of savings in the bank? It takes one month for every ten thousand dollars you want to make. No income coming in will cause you a lot of stress. Think carefully before doing this. Go for it! You do not want to look back in 10 years when you have a spouse, kids, and a mortgage, and say "I wish I' d just tried it". It may not be easy, and you might want to do temp work until you find a really good job. If it doesn' t work out, you can always move back. I have 4-5 months savings, with zero debt--falling slightly below the Suzie Orman 8-month gold standard. This is so exciting because there are several career moves I' m looking at. All of them viable exciting options. Nothing corporate, needless to say. Although Ive pushed my move date back 3 weeks, I' m still going through with it. Ill give them 4-weeks notice, that' s pretty considerate Id say. Honestly, the worst that could happen--and this is highly unlikely--I wont find a job, and Ill have to move back to Michigan and live with my mother. "I cant always come back"--so true, my family is here. My worst nightmare would be; to be at my job for 10 years. I cant believe its been 4 1/2 already! It went by SO fast. Its time for me to go before 4 turns into 5 turns into 7. I don' t think its ever a "convenient" time to leave a job. I hate michigan! typo on my previous post, I was echoing WB2' s response, I meant to say "i CAN always come back", not cant. I happen to love the Suzie Orman show too! Why not post what you are doing on her web page. Maybe you will get a response. What ever you do, good luck! I have no desire to post on suze ormans board, and Im not looking for financial advice. but thanks | |
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