Having the confidence to resign from my job
Hello,
I am struggling. I am really struggling.
Since the start of the year, I have done nothing but think about quitting my job to go and live as a volunteer at a youth hostel in Edinburgh. Maybe that sounds a little eccentric, but honestly it is a great idea. I can live independently without a 6-month contract, or paying any rent, and I will be socialising with people my own age, and not to mention all the weekly evening activities organised by the hostel staff.
No brainier right? Well I wish it was for me. I contemplated the decision for little over 2 months. I’m surprised I still have hair on my head!
I obviously have a very serious issue with overthinking matters. This isn’t the first in recent time that I have dwelled on a decisions for weeks on end.
I have thought about it so much so that going to Edinburgh is no longer an option, for the time being, as I have arrangements to go to Portugal the start of May, and all volunteers must do a minimum of 28 days before leaving. With a one month resignation period, I can no longer fit this in.
So what do I do now? I have grown to loathe my job with great passion. I do not want to work there any longer. When I am there I hate it. I think about the hours of my life I am wasting away when I am there, and the thought crawls my skin.
But, what else do I do? Leave? I could, but then I’d spend all of April unemployed. I do live at home with my parents, but still? Being unemployed for a month just sounds like a waste, and there wouldn’t be any worth in getting a new job just for a month.
The only pathway I can see, is that I stay at my current employment, and in the meantime, I arrange to see a therapist, one who I already know and have seen in the past. And then, see where that takes me.
Any other suggestions, feel free to recommend. I’d appreciate it.
I am struggling. I am really struggling.
Since the start of the year, I have done nothing but think about quitting my job to go and live as a volunteer at a youth hostel in Edinburgh. Maybe that sounds a little eccentric, but honestly it is a great idea. I can live independently without a 6-month contract, or paying any rent, and I will be socialising with people my own age, and not to mention all the weekly evening activities organised by the hostel staff.
No brainier right? Well I wish it was for me. I contemplated the decision for little over 2 months. I’m surprised I still have hair on my head!
I obviously have a very serious issue with overthinking matters. This isn’t the first in recent time that I have dwelled on a decisions for weeks on end.
I have thought about it so much so that going to Edinburgh is no longer an option, for the time being, as I have arrangements to go to Portugal the start of May, and all volunteers must do a minimum of 28 days before leaving. With a one month resignation period, I can no longer fit this in.
So what do I do now? I have grown to loathe my job with great passion. I do not want to work there any longer. When I am there I hate it. I think about the hours of my life I am wasting away when I am there, and the thought crawls my skin.
But, what else do I do? Leave? I could, but then I’d spend all of April unemployed. I do live at home with my parents, but still? Being unemployed for a month just sounds like a waste, and there wouldn’t be any worth in getting a new job just for a month.
The only pathway I can see, is that I stay at my current employment, and in the meantime, I arrange to see a therapist, one who I already know and have seen in the past. And then, see where that takes me.
Any other suggestions, feel free to recommend. I’d appreciate it.
How long is the trip to Portugal if you say it's not worth getting a job before that? Have you applied for any other jobs?
Volunteering is all well and good, but what will you do for personal expenses? Don't you still want an income?
Volunteering is all well and good, but what will you do for personal expenses? Don't you still want an income?
Original post by Surnia
How long is the trip to Portugal if you say it's not worth getting a job before that? Have you applied for any other jobs?
Volunteering is all well and good, but what will you do for personal expenses? Don't you still want an income?
Volunteering is all well and good, but what will you do for personal expenses? Don't you still want an income?
I have a festival in Portugal the start of May, and then I ‘was’ planning on going inter-railing for a month or two.
And because I’d only been in Edinburgh for one month, I would have lived off my savings. I’ve been saving for the past year for this.
Original post by Surnia
How long is the trip to Portugal if you say it's not worth getting a job before that? Have you applied for any other jobs?
Volunteering is all well and good, but what will you do for personal expenses? Don't you still want an income?
Volunteering is all well and good, but what will you do for personal expenses? Don't you still want an income?
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