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One man's lament about quitting his job in order to pursue his, umm, 'dreams.' I would never quit a job without having another job that I get an offer for and accept/sign agreements.
“I quit,” I said, my black leather carrying bag already over my shoulder. I’d imagined this scene for years, a triumphant take-this-job delivery followed by my supervisor’s wounded expression.
His face barely registered emotion as he said, “Go tell human resources.”
I worked for a respected social policy research organization, where Barack Obama had applied for a job before he was president. For seven years I’d sat in a windowless office and formatted reports in Microsoft Word. I sauntered to human resources like a movie inmate on his final walk of freedom through Shawshank prison.
Forty-two and single, I was jumping without a net into the potential person I was meant to be.
The guy is a little too old to resign without having another job lined up. And it sounds like he passively looked for work and then was surprised when he didn't find anything. Add to the mix a father encouraging such behavior and it's a recipe for disaster.
His new dream is to be a freelance writer. Uh huh.
Yea, that guy's not too bright. Who quits a job without even a potential job lined up? You might see that with an early 20-something, but at 42? Really?
I'm proud of the guy. I will be doing something similar this November. I hope to have that same swagger when I give my company 2 weeks notice. Granted, my job is of the low wage, no benefit, no future variety. But I'm 44, my son now grown, so it's to for me to move out of frozen Pennsylvania in on to greener (warmer) pastures. I have no job lined up, understand that I will be living in my car for at least a few months, and still haven't picked a destination. I guess sometimes you have to take a leap of faith.
The guy made a huge mistake, while I can respect someone making a career change and taking the risk, it should be a calculated risk. I took the risk a few years ago, but I did not have may other options. when you have an option you should at least spend some time getting the mandatory training and background you are going to need, and learning how to market yourself before you do it.
Yeah... this is the fear I had about relocating without work. I dislike Pennsylvania... but I don't want to end up homeless either. So, I'm gritting my teeth and looking for temp here as I wait.
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