I quit my job

[Stumpy]

I'm sorry you had to do this -- I'm sure it was frustrating working there and all of the anxiety involved in coming to a decision. I groom my own dogs and I know it is HARD WORK. Working in an unpleasant atmosphere is so trying.

 

[NYboy]

I own a boarding and grooming kennel in NY. Grooming is very hard work, My head groomer has been with me for over 10 years. If you are good at what you do, you have a job skill you can take anywhere. Find a place where you will be happy. You work to hard not to be in a enjoyable place.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

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Thank you for doing that. I can count on less than 5 fingers how many times I have had people make an effort to say 'thank you', in the 5 years I've been in this field. And the bad part about it is that we as dispatchers usually catch the brunt of the negativity because we are the first lines of contact.

Anywhoo... to the OP, as someone said, life is too short to live misearable. I decided a year ago that I was absolutely insanely miserable and that I would NOT spend my 30's as unhealthy and unhappy as I did my 20's. I decided that I wanted to do something that I was passionate about, and something that I loved. I didn't care what I did or will do, but I know I want to work with animals. And voila... several missed job opportunities, and a year later, I'm well on my way to running my own successful pet photography business, complete with a real live brick and morter studio. I can only guess that some Higher Power made me miss those job opportunities for a reason, because if I had gotten them, I wouldn't be where I am. So I put up with this miserable H, E, double hockey sticks of a place until I can go full time because I am starting to see the bigger picture now.

You gotta take care of you first sistah!

 

[mom'sfolly]

I've had several friends who I've talked to about bad jobs and for each I've said that if your job makes you so miserable that you dread waking up on work days, you need to leave the job. Life is far too short to spend it working in a place or with people who make you that unhappy. You did the right thing, and you did it in a way that shouldn't burn bridges either. Well done!!!!

I had one awful job that I quit because I didn't like the person I was becoming working there. I literally got my next job offer, for a job I loved, within a week of giving notice, after not hearing from the company for well over a month.

 

[Rammy]

I do have another job that I start next week. Its a little grooming salon a little closer to me. Not much closer, but about fifteen minutes. I just resented going to work and as another poster said, I also didnt like who I was becoming. I worked hard to become the kind of groomer who was patient and caring, and I have found myself reverting to old ways that I never want to become again. So, I decided to leave instead of becoming the monster I once was. Its like someone with an addiction, who tries every day to become a better person. I as so ashamed of how I used to treat the dogs. Id rather quit grooming than become that again. As several on here have stated, life is too short to be miserable. I have worked very hard to improve myself, work on things I didnt like about myself, and I deserve to be happy. We all do.

And to all the law enforcement people out there> THANK YOU!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!<even when you give me a speeding ticket<g>


Rammy

 

[NC29mom]

GUESS WHAT????

I put my notice in Monday, and I haven't been happier!!!!!

I have been miserable at work for awhile now. I am very excited about finding a new job, maybe somewhere where I will be appreciated. I had to give 4 weeks notice, so I have a month to find a job.

I am just soooooooooooooooo happy, smiling all the time. Sometimes you gotta look out for you!

So, hope things are going well with you. See you already have another job. Best wishes!!

 

[Rammy]

They are really trying to get me to stay. I really DONT want to leave. I like it there most of the time, just the bullbleep and the pettyness is just getting old. I felt and feel like my boss went back on his word about my schedule and I just felt like that was the last straw. One of the doctors talked to me today and told me he doesnt want me to quit and that maybe we could work something out but that there would have to be some give and take. The one doctor that told me I have to stay til all the dogs went home will be back Friday and I guess we will have a big powwow then. IF I decide to stay, it will be in writing. Period. I have already made a commitment to another place, though, so what am I suppose to do now? I hate this. I really do.


Rammy

 

[Mahonri]

Sometimes you just want to say forget you, grab a couple a sodas, slide down the ramp and go home.

 

[smileybritches]

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[NC29mom]

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They are trying to get me to stay also. BUT.............will things REALLY CHANGE??? They might. But if, and I mean IF, they do, it will be short-lived. They will retract back to their old ways. Or, that's my feelings on the situation.

I say go for the new job. What if it turns out to be the DREAM JOB??? Or lead to the DREAM JOB??? If you stay where you are, you are taking a chance, even in writing. I mean, what are you going to say if they go back on their word? "Hey, I've got it in writing!" What does having it in writing really do? Make you feel better? Probably. Because I am sure to them it's just something else they have to sign.

If it were me, and I was determined to get things in writing, I would have CONSEQUENCES (either monetary or time off or whatever) for the boss going back on their word. Otherwise, it's just more promises with nothing to back it up.

Good Luck to you!


I'm gonna take a chance. I've been at my current job 5 yrs. I don't forsee things changing. When your patients AREN'T NUMBER ONE, there's a bigger problem there than you or I could solve. It's a managment thing. Money deal. Oh, lets run the absolute minimum staff. I feel sorry for my CNA's. They are so overworked and underpayed. I don't want to be responsible for patients or CNA's that aren't receiving the absolute best care. I won't accept anything less. Would you??