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  • T Thunderbox666

    So I resigned... after 3 and a half years of employment here, and one year of taking crap, I have decided to leave. I handed in my resignation and started to pack my stuff. I am very nervous as I don't know what I am going to do, but I was at the point of leave or the stress would kill me, so I know it was the best thing I could have done.


    "There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon

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    Dirk Higbee
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    Kudos to you. It gets a lot easier to walk away from stressful jobs the older you get. :) My trouble now is the homelife stress. A little harder to just walk out. :(

    "Pigs don't know pigs stink."

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      Soon, you'll feel better!

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      Thunderbox666
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      I hope so, because right now I am thinking I may have made a mistake (even though I know it was the right thing to do:()

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        Kudos to you. It gets a lot easier to walk away from stressful jobs the older you get. :) My trouble now is the homelife stress. A little harder to just walk out. :(

        "Pigs don't know pigs stink."

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        Christian Graus
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        justfunnin wrote:

        My trouble now is the homelife stress. A little harder to just walk out.

        Well now, that just sucks.

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        • T Thunderbox666

          I hope so, because right now I am thinking I may have made a mistake (even though I know it was the right thing to do:()

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          • T Thunderbox666

            I hope so, because right now I am thinking I may have made a mistake (even though I know it was the right thing to do:()

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            Yusuf
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            In my last job, when I gave my notice, I down for couple of days. Even though I had a job waiting and I'd enough with my job, yet the guilty factor overwhelmed me. Couple days later I was back to normal. Sometime it takes just short time to settle with your decision. Look for the brighter future and try to leave the stress as much as possible behind you in your *current* (old) job. :rose:

            Yusuf

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            • T Thunderbox666

              So I resigned... after 3 and a half years of employment here, and one year of taking crap, I have decided to leave. I handed in my resignation and started to pack my stuff. I am very nervous as I don't know what I am going to do, but I was at the point of leave or the stress would kill me, so I know it was the best thing I could have done.


              "There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon

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              CaptainSeeSarp
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              Thunderbox666 wrote:

              I have decided to leave. I handed in my resignation and started to pack my stuff.

              I did that once, I was unemployed for 6 months, got in debt for the first time, started stealing food, and went overboard with DXM. Good luck.

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              • T Thunderbox666

                I hope so, because right now I am thinking I may have made a mistake (even though I know it was the right thing to do:()

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                CaptainSeeSarp
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                Thats the same way I felt when I did what you did. Its still hard to decide whether it was a mistake or not, but I am in a better situation now so it all worked out eventually.

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                  Kudos to you. It gets a lot easier to walk away from stressful jobs the older you get. :) My trouble now is the homelife stress. A little harder to just walk out. :(

                  "Pigs don't know pigs stink."

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                  Thunderbox666
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                  justfunnin wrote:

                  My trouble now is the homelife stress. A little harder to just walk out. :(

                  That sounds worse.. :(

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                  • T Thunderbox666

                    So I resigned... after 3 and a half years of employment here, and one year of taking crap, I have decided to leave. I handed in my resignation and started to pack my stuff. I am very nervous as I don't know what I am going to do, but I was at the point of leave or the stress would kill me, so I know it was the best thing I could have done.


                    "There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon

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                    Bert delaVega
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                    You'll wake up the next day and feel strange, but after a couple of days you'll be much more relaxed. I've been there a few times and it always felt like the weight of the world was lifted (temporarily). Depending on your situation, try and get a plan together for what's next or else anxiety will creep in. I'm not sure which is worse! :-D

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                      You'll wake up the next day and feel strange, but after a couple of days you'll be much more relaxed. I've been there a few times and it always felt like the weight of the world was lifted (temporarily). Depending on your situation, try and get a plan together for what's next or else anxiety will creep in. I'm not sure which is worse! :-D

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                      Bert delaVega wrote:

                      anxiety will creep in. I'm not sure which is worse!

                      Yay... something to look forward to :~ lol

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                        Thats the same way I felt when I did what you did. Its still hard to decide whether it was a mistake or not, but I am in a better situation now so it all worked out eventually.

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                        Chief Master C# wrote:

                        but I am in a better situation now so it all worked out eventually.

                        I figure I cant be much worse off so it can only get better from here :)

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                        • T Thunderbox666

                          So I resigned... after 3 and a half years of employment here, and one year of taking crap, I have decided to leave. I handed in my resignation and started to pack my stuff. I am very nervous as I don't know what I am going to do, but I was at the point of leave or the stress would kill me, so I know it was the best thing I could have done.


                          "There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon

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                          Harvey Saayman
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                          hey ive never been in the position your in now, but im convinced you did the right thing... if your not happy where you are you shouldnt be there. Remember that life is a game and if you dont play it HARD other players will F**c you over. good luck

                          Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL

                          you.suck = (you.passion != Programming)

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                            hey ive never been in the position your in now, but im convinced you did the right thing... if your not happy where you are you shouldnt be there. Remember that life is a game and if you dont play it HARD other players will F**c you over. good luck

                            Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL

                            you.suck = (you.passion != Programming)

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                            Thunderbox666
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                            HarveySaayman wrote:

                            if your not happy where you are you shouldnt be there

                            Yeah, I kept holding onto the hope it would get better, but after more then a year of it being crap, I figured it wasnt getting any better.

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                            good luck

                            Thanks :)


                            "There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon

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                            • T Thunderbox666

                              So I resigned... after 3 and a half years of employment here, and one year of taking crap, I have decided to leave. I handed in my resignation and started to pack my stuff. I am very nervous as I don't know what I am going to do, but I was at the point of leave or the stress would kill me, so I know it was the best thing I could have done.


                              "There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon

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                              Good on ya. I get the impression you're only young. Plenty more opportunites for a smart guy out there. You gunna move to the big smoke or what?

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                              • T Thunderbox666

                                So I resigned... after 3 and a half years of employment here, and one year of taking crap, I have decided to leave. I handed in my resignation and started to pack my stuff. I am very nervous as I don't know what I am going to do, but I was at the point of leave or the stress would kill me, so I know it was the best thing I could have done.


                                "There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon

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                                hogan john
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                                Wish you a bright future with flying colors :)

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                                  Good on ya. I get the impression you're only young. Plenty more opportunites for a smart guy out there. You gunna move to the big smoke or what?

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                                  Thunderbox666
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                                  Josh Gray wrote:

                                  I get the impression you're only young.

                                  I just turned 20 this month.

                                  Josh Gray wrote:

                                  You gunna move to the big smoke or what?

                                  I was actually thinking of moving down south to that small island where everyone has 2 heads :p Most likely Devonport There are some awesome places down there and they are a lot more laid back then up here (NSW) I've got friends and family down there.. free accommodation for a few weeks while I find a place and job

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                                    Wish you a bright future with flying colors :)

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                                    Thunderbox666
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                                    hogan.john wrote:

                                    Wish you a bright future

                                    Thanks :)

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                                    with flying colors

                                    hmmm.. can we skip this part?? people may think I'm on drugs if I start seeing flying colours

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                                      hogan.john wrote:

                                      Wish you a bright future

                                      Thanks :)

                                      hogan.john wrote:

                                      with flying colors

                                      hmmm.. can we skip this part?? people may think I'm on drugs if I start seeing flying colours

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                                      hogan john
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                                      you are still enough smart to be funny in your worst situation. :) So you can overcome the situation with out drugs

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                                      • T Thunderbox666

                                        Josh Gray wrote:

                                        I get the impression you're only young.

                                        I just turned 20 this month.

                                        Josh Gray wrote:

                                        You gunna move to the big smoke or what?

                                        I was actually thinking of moving down south to that small island where everyone has 2 heads :p Most likely Devonport There are some awesome places down there and they are a lot more laid back then up here (NSW) I've got friends and family down there.. free accommodation for a few weeks while I find a place and job

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                                        Thunderbox666 wrote:

                                        I just turned 20 this month.

                                        So you did HSC and hit the work force? Thats what I did and given my time over I'd have worked for another qualification. Have you looked into doing a uni degree part time or by correspondance? Even something generic like an MBA will give you a good grounding in many things

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                                          So I resigned... after 3 and a half years of employment here, and one year of taking crap, I have decided to leave. I handed in my resignation and started to pack my stuff. I am very nervous as I don't know what I am going to do, but I was at the point of leave or the stress would kill me, so I know it was the best thing I could have done.


                                          "There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon

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                                          MarkB777
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                                          Good on you. It's good to keep life in perspective. There is absolutely no point in wasting your precious time in a place you hate. Do things that make you happy, and stay laid back. You do this, and you'll likely be successful.

                                          Mark Brock Click here to view my blog

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