resignation

[katwoman1969]

So, I resigned from my job today.  I went down to Denver and told the senior partner that I was giving my 2-week notice.  He's a super nice guy, and I really admire him.  I feel guilty - he's in his late 70's, still works and is still an extremely smart guy, but lately, he's been trying to work less and less because his wife is very ill and he

Comments

[drubob]

So why did you do it? I know why I quit my last job, but it took 14.5 years for me to get to that point.

You really need to get a job riding up huge smokestacks in creaky elevators and knocking the socks off the crusty old guys at power plants, or something.

why did I do it?

[katwoman1969]

Simple answer: money. Lots of it.

And, it's good work (although I'm being worked to the bone) - very interesting, really utilizes my skills and experience, and I like the work. Plus, the little company where I was working had some limitations that I was starting to realize, mainly in terms of where I see that company going and its future. Plus, I was in kind of a holding pattern with my career, due to the small nature of the projects there. It turned out to be a good practice job to get me back into the consulting world, and the experience there is proving to be very useful to me with the new job. Also, I figured that since we've decided not to have children (yes, we're moving on), I have time to devote to my career once again, rather than floating and not investing too heavily in my career on the off-chance that there would be kids to raise. This job occupies a great deal of my time and energy, so it's a good fit for me right now.