I'm quitting my job. I gave notice over a week ago and this friday is supposed to be my last day. But now proposals have been made, meetings have been had, and I've offered some part time help for a while to ease the transition. But now I don't know if I've quit or not. And apparently, I'm a big pansy.
I never knew quitting could be so complicated. My HR manager gave me a thick stack of paperwork on incentive plans, retroactive insurance options, 401K rollover plans, and the like. It's harder to quit my job than it was to start. Maybe that's intentional.
But today I realized that in my zeal to secure some additional income I may have forfeited my severance package. Or have I? The company normally pays out a nice sum to a resigning employee, but now that I may just shift to part-time, am I actually quitting? Do I get the fat check or not? I've got a feeling I'll getting screwed in all this.
Also, the VP called me into his office today to ask why I'm leaving. He was surprised and thought it very sudden. I told him it was because of the new opportunity, I have no specific complaints about the company, blah blah blah. Shortly after leaving his office, I wondered why I didn't tell him how unappreciated I felt by the company. I didn't question why I hadn't been promoted despite 4 years of good evaluations. Either I'm a big wuss, or a weasel. Maybe both.
(this is one of those entries that I question before I'm even done typing. Seems the world would be just fine without the aforementioned words. maybe i shouldn't publish it. oops.)
Posted by aokie at September 3, 2003 12:17 AMI dunno, I guess it depends on what you want your blog to be. If you want it to be a place to stick funny/interesting/wierd links with notes hung on them, then maybe this entry is out of place. On the other hand, if you want it to be an online account of your life, or at least certain aspects thereof, then it seems perfectly appropriate.
Also, I empathize with you about the unappreciated-at-work thing. It's a frustrating situation, so congratulations on getting at least partly out of it!
Posted by: gosey at September 3, 2003 10:22 AMabe,
don't let them win
you definitely need to tell them: all your base are belong to us
It could just be your age... the Japanese have a hard time promoting anyone that's young. It's all about seniority and loyalty. The idea being that if you're loyal you'll stick with them for your whole life and that's why old people get promoted whether they deserve it or not.
Posted by: mkrueger at September 12, 2003 01:32 PM