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topic posted Tue, January 27, 2004 - 9:09 AM by  SugarBunni
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I am obsessed with wanting to quit my job today. I won't quit my job today. But, I've got to get the hell out of here soon. There's so much more to life than this.

I don't think most of the people I work with realize that. I suppose people just grow comfortable with the fact that you've got to make money in order to get by and work isn't supposed to be fun. The catch is these people then try to over-compensate for their misery at work by wanting more material goods and services. I guess they figure if I'm going to be miserable all day I want to come home to nicest "things" and drive a new car. Unfortunatly, when you fall into that trap then they've really got you. I remember living well beyond my means in the past and then quitting is not an option. Now, I keep my expenses to a minimum, no credit cards, no loans, no extras.

I think I'll quit when I get my performance evaluation because I know that it probably won't be a very good one since I nearly dilebretly do a shitty job (although that very rarely gets noticed!). I can see it now, I'll sit there with a big, devious grin on my face while they very sincerely give me my evaluation. Then, when their finished, I'll explain that since I obviously don't do a very good job here it would probably be best for everyone if I just gave my notice. Then, I'll laugh and laugh and maybe even leave the room whistling.
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SugarBunni
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  • Unsu...
     
    Every day I come here wanting to quit. Some days, moreso than others, too! I hear ya! And for right now, I am "trapped". I did fall into the evils, bought a new car (no A/C in my old one!), and now I'm stuck. Car payments are evil.

    But! I have decided that there is an out! I've been able to save enough to last me a few months of being unemployed. I need to get the hell out of this job. So my plan is, in July, quit, go travel around for a month, then go back to school during the day and start another crappy job. Yes, another crappy job...but at least it will be a change! Change is good.

    For now, I'll be that underpaid, overworked, tech support peon! ugh!
    • Nice Marisa! That's my plan too, somewhat. I'm going to quit and I'd like to travel to Bali, Indoniesia for the summer. I'm exploring ways to travel cheap or even free and trying to squirrel away some $ for the trip now. I also plan on going back to school in the fall. I figure I can either be poor and have a job I hate or be poor and go to school where I'm bound to like some if not most of my classes. Yay for us!
    • Unsu...
       
      Funny thing is that I just decided of this "plan" on 1/22! Crazy, huh?

      No quite sure where I'm going to travel yet...it really depends on how much I can save! Most likely, I think it will be Alaska - b/c I can get a free plane ticket. I looked into other places, like Peru, Costa Rica, Spain, etc etc, but don't know if I'll be able to foot the bill for the plane tick! I'm definitely trying to squirrel away money for this trip, too. But I've just come to the conclusion that I've *got* to do it!

      I agree about the either being poor and have a job that I hate...! I've become a "professional student" over the years :) I love being in school, and I'm doing something that I hope to make into a career (eventually)!

      Bali definitely sounds nice. I've heard good things about Bali. One of the places on my "to go" list one of these days.
  • Unsu...
     
    Let's all quit today! Ah, if I only could! Well, I just needed to gripe about work, so here goes...

    I work on a support desk with 3 other folks (1, the manager, doesn't do crap)...so there are 3 of us taking all the issues. We had our reviews recently, and found that, it seems that on average, I take about 170-200+ issues per month, my other coworker takes on around 170 per month, and my slack ass coworker takes on like 30..and that's a good month for him.

    Well...my boss hired him because he used to work here years ago, even though she knew he was flakey. But I guess he had the ins with the "good old boys"...he's sooo god damn flakey, and nothing has been done about it..til finally...he managed to piss her off so bad yesterday (his own damn fault, he's stupid).

    But what pisses me off today, is that, I get an email this morning saying that he is not taking any issues today so that he can "catch up". That is such bullshit! He's had multiple "free days" in the past where he gets to catch up on his..what..2 issues a day? I can hammer out 17 issues in a day, no problem, and he can't even handle 2?!?! Give me a break!!! That fucking pisses me off. I want a free day so I can "catch up", oh, but I don't need to catch up because I actually *do* my work!!!

    Aaahhh..thanks for giving me an outlet to bitch and moan about work!!! I feel much better now!
  • No, get fired!

    If you're fired / laid off, you can collect unemployment, meager though it may be. You won't have any trouble collecting, don't worry about what it said on the EDD website about losing your job due to your own fault.

    I was fired, and I collected unemployment for six months, no questions asked. Remember: the system is stupid, bureaucratic, overloaded, and no one has time to check up on your job searching. Enjoy the free time while you can!

    If you quit, I don't think you're eligible at all.

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