Update: I quit!

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Maybe take this week off if it's that bad?

I'm going to try to. I don't know if it will help, though.

 

[thomsbrain]

when, in the same day, your boss confides that he got his tubes tied years ago, and your bosses wife, who you've been porking on the side tells you she's pregnant.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
when, in the same day, your boss confides that he got his tubes tied years ago, and your bosses wife, who you've been porking on the side tells you she's pregnant.

Personal experience?

 

[StageLeft]

I think more times than not "waiting for something to work out" with a small company is a waste of time. If I were you I'd stick with them until you can find another job, then drop them like a bad habit.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
I think more times than not "waiting for something to work out" with a small company is a waste of time. If I were you I'd stick with them until you can find another job, then drop them like a bad habit.

That's what I'm leaning towards. My coworker (who also hooked me up with the job in the first place) is going to stick around until January and see if things change; I'm not that optimistic. My boss just instituted a new requirement today that requires an extra 30 minutes of time, roughly, every time someone comes into the office. My opinion is that his arbitrary strategic decisions are not just time-wasting but borderline illegal; he has in the past withheld payment for everyone in the office because one person didn't finish their contract work from the week before.

That sort of thing. I'm surprised I've put up with it for so long, as I am fully aware that that type of behavior is illegal.

Of course, one of the benefits of being an independent contractor is that it's relatively easy to move on once I do have a new job.

Hey, if anyone knows of an open analyst position at Morgan Stanley or another firm (or even just an internship), let me know.

 

[Injury]

It's time to move on when, and only when, the annoyance of finding a new job, starting a new job and dealing with the changes of a new job are less than the annoyances of dealing with the job you have now.

If you have to question whether you hate your job or not, then there are probably similar jobs out there that you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy.


A job should work for you as much as you work for your job.


If you find yourself giving up your sleep, sanity, personal time and social life for a job with no significant finanacial or personal gain, it is not worth being at.


It sounds to me not like you need a new job, but you are just burnt out on the one you have. Changing jobs won't fix this, it will only put it off for a while.

Just see if there are some alternate things you can work on or try out at the same place and maybe you'll pick yourself up.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Injury
It's time to move on when, and only when, the annoyance of finding a new job, starting a new job and dealing with the changes of a new job are less than the annoyances of dealing with the job you have now.

If you have to question whether you hate your job or not, then there are probably similar jobs out there that you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy.


A job should work for you as much as you work for your job.


If you find yourself giving up your sleep, sanity, personal time and social life for a job with no significant finanacial or personal gain, it is not worth being at.


It sounds to me not like you need a new job, but you are just burnt out on the one you have. Changing jobs won't fix this, it will only put it off for a while.

Just see if there are some alternate things you can work on or try out at the same place and maybe you'll pick yourself up.

Yeah, I'm going to talk to my boss on Wednesday and lay down some important ground rules for me - I need the next week and a half to focus on schoolwork. This, for me, is nonnegotiable. If he can't give me a good weekend off from work to make up for two months of studies that I've devoted to this company, I'm out.

But I also want to make sure that he and I come to an understanding of what work I want to be doing and where I'm moving. My focus is accounting and if he wants me to stay longer than another month I'm going to need to be doing some sort of accounting - not just payroll. I would not mind doing research into various Fortune 500 companies and their accounting practices.

I'll see what happens on Wed.

 

[Orsorum]

Spoke with my client today (which is what he technically is, I worked as an independent contractor). Let him know that I was not renewing my contract for this week or the next. He asked if I was gone for good or if I would be coming back; I told him that if he desired my services in the future he should let me know and I would consider it.

Which means, of course, that I'm gone; I would be very, very surprised if he calls me. Not that it matters, I am going to a Meet the Firms night on Thursday and I am moving on from there.