June 6th, 2005
when can I stop circling?
During last night’s weekly phone call with the Angst-in-laws, my mother-in-law asked me how things were going at work. I said I felt like I was in a holding pattern. I’m working on a couple of new things, but nothing really taxing. I said it was just sort of boring.
And she said, “You know, it’s hard to have your heart in something when you know you’re leaving.”
This is why 2-weeks’ notice is such a good thing. Every time I’ve been offered a job, I’ve given two weeks’ notice right then and there. Done. Two weeks to wrap up things, take care of administrative details, and say my goodbyes. Two weeks of anticipation, yes, but filled with stuff to take care of. No time to get bored.
It’s probably not fair to say I’m bored right now; I just have no desire to push forward with what I’m doing very quickly. That’s always been my thing—I work fast. And now? Feh. Working fast is the LAST thing I want to do. I don’t want new projects assigned. I don’t want anything on my plate that I could possibly feel anxious about when I leave. I want everything to be neatly, tidily, wrapped up on the day I say goodbye.
Knowing I’m leaving two months before it’s going to happen sucks. Really.
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Right there with you… (although this week I’m not so much bored, more discreetly packing up my desk and waiting for my badge to stop working. If I make it through the week, back to bored.)
So are you planning on giving two weeks notice? My company asks for one months notice, although there’s no way they can enforce it. The termination section of the policy says that if you don’t give a month of notice you are not eligible for rehire. Whatever.
I will probably give a month though because it will be clear that this is something I’ve been planning for awhile once it gets out. Also, I can’t wait to make that call and turn in my resignation.
Oh, everyone here knows I’m leaving, so giving notice is strictly a formality. However, we’re in the process of hiring my replacement, so there’s some overlap for training, and I’ll probably have to give my notice when we hire that person for budget reasons.
I can’t wait to hand in my resignation. I wish I could quit tomorrow. Dang bills. Anyway, when you’re at a job you didn’t like much in the first place and you know (and everyone else knows) you’ll be leaving it soon, it’s REALLY hard to get motivated to do anything.
I hate marking time.