Getting out of the rat race

I gave my 2 weeks notice at the resort on Friday and heading to a much less stressful job. An hourly position with less than 10 or 12 hours of overtime a year. The job I'm leaving is salary and I had to give away hundreds of hours in "undertime" every year. No more giving performance reviews, write ups, corrective counselings, or talking to employees about things like body odor or bad breath. Yup, I've actually had to do that.

 

Congrats!

 

Lol. I dont know if I could tell someone they are funky, diplomatically.

Congrats on the job change.

 

Thanks, everyone.

 

Did that back in '91, then finally quit in '06.
Best thing I ever did (job wise).
Congrats on doing what's best for you and your well being.

 

Good for you, and good luck! I did the same thing a few months ago, except I did not take on another job yet. I got sooooooo tired of the corporate BS after 20 years I could not take it anymore.

The "politically correct" crap that is going on in the Corp world lately is just sickening.

 

I'm mentally ready to do the same but about 5 - 8 years away financially. In all honesty I need those years to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.

 

Can you be retired?

 

Ya gotta be true to yourself, right?
Take care to reduce your own stress as the company really doesn't allow for it.....

 

Good for you and I think you will be much happier. I was a manager for about 11 years and took on a new career almost 20 years ago, I could probably move into a manager position at this company but I really have no desire. I make a good living and for the most part I just have to concern myself with my tasks (work on a small team so have some joint responsibilities) but the people I work with are not slackers. My wife left her job back in January and has had a couple other jobs this year but has not found her niche yet but she is happy. Last year for her was brutal and she would come home every day stressed to the max and just spend literally 2 or 3 hrs in the evening going on about issues at work. In November she said to me what am I going to do? I spun around in my chair and said I'll tell you exactly what you are going to do, you are going in tomorrow and quit, that's enough. She really liked her job but there was so much internal BS, she hung on until January and that was it.

 

Nope. I have a way to go on that. I'm only 35.

 

Just a few more months here.

Even less for the mortgage.

 

Good for you Bret Hart ... good luck going forward. Sounds like a great year coming up...

 

Growing up is over rated ,I refuse

 

Congrats I did it a year ago, amazing how life is so much nicer.

 

35 is the new retired.

 

I told the mechanics that I work with today, they were not there on Friday when I gave notice, and they were very surprised. Had many questions about their future and I didn't have the answers. The department director hasn't said anything to them yet about how things will go. He posted the job online today and I told the guys they should all apply for it. Kind of an awkward day I guess but no regrets on my part. Looking forward to the change.