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So, OGC is back on the table as "questionable" this year. I quit my job this morning.
It's been coming for a while. I can't go into too much in detail, but over the last 2 years, how the department has been run -- from within and without -- has been going downhill. I did what I could to make my concerns known several times, and to try to make it a better place, but it was clear there was nothing more that could be done. As an IT professional, I could not in good conscience continue to work in that environment, particularly after a set of emails came through which made it clear that it would continue on.
Unfortunately, it wasn't something that I had planned on doing just yet. I have been job hunting since November, keeping my eye out for opportunities and applying where possible. I had planned on providing the usual two week notice, of perhaps even helping interview my replacement, and of it being at least an orderly hand-off. Events of this morning, all of which occurred within the bank and thus is something I am not willing to talk about openly, conspired to make the decision to leave immediately. I left on good terms and did not burn any bridges behind me. I wish the company and my former coworkers there the best of luck in the future and am proud that I played no small part in building up quite the infrastructure there.
Unfortunately, I do not have anything close to an job offer from anywhere, and my finances are still hurting from the hospitalization last year. As it was voluntary to leave on my part, I have no access to unemployment. And in June, I have annual excise tax and registration due on my car, along with the bi-annual insurance renewal, combined with at least one round of insulin needing to be ordered by then. In short, it is quite possible that by June, I will not be able to afford to go to OGC. Again. Third year in a row.
It's not a happy thought, but I'm trying to remain positive. I have an attractive resume with extensive hands-on experience in many areas. If I get employed outside of Maine, there is a good chance that I will have a competitive salary, and you can bet that if I can land a job in southern NH, I will be moving back to the area. (While Maine isn't a bad place to live, it is an expensive place and IT salaries here are already 20% below national average.)
This does also mean that I could wind up getting a job right around OGC, or be getting a job where I won't be able to take the time off. That said, if it's in southern NH, you can bet I'll at least be around for the weekend.
And no, I'm not going to go into more detail about specific things that happened at work, or too much more about the reasons. Suffice it to say that I have long standing disagreements with specific aspects of the environment at several levels, and that I tried to address them in the last 2 years with little to no result. That made it clear to me that professionally speaking, I was no longer a suitable fit for the roles I was fulfilling. Walking out on the position was the last thing I ever wanted to do, but in the situation, it was the correct decision, ethically and professionally.
It's been coming for a while. I can't go into too much in detail, but over the last 2 years, how the department has been run -- from within and without -- has been going downhill. I did what I could to make my concerns known several times, and to try to make it a better place, but it was clear there was nothing more that could be done. As an IT professional, I could not in good conscience continue to work in that environment, particularly after a set of emails came through which made it clear that it would continue on.
Unfortunately, it wasn't something that I had planned on doing just yet. I have been job hunting since November, keeping my eye out for opportunities and applying where possible. I had planned on providing the usual two week notice, of perhaps even helping interview my replacement, and of it being at least an orderly hand-off. Events of this morning, all of which occurred within the bank and thus is something I am not willing to talk about openly, conspired to make the decision to leave immediately. I left on good terms and did not burn any bridges behind me. I wish the company and my former coworkers there the best of luck in the future and am proud that I played no small part in building up quite the infrastructure there.
Unfortunately, I do not have anything close to an job offer from anywhere, and my finances are still hurting from the hospitalization last year. As it was voluntary to leave on my part, I have no access to unemployment. And in June, I have annual excise tax and registration due on my car, along with the bi-annual insurance renewal, combined with at least one round of insulin needing to be ordered by then. In short, it is quite possible that by June, I will not be able to afford to go to OGC. Again. Third year in a row.
It's not a happy thought, but I'm trying to remain positive. I have an attractive resume with extensive hands-on experience in many areas. If I get employed outside of Maine, there is a good chance that I will have a competitive salary, and you can bet that if I can land a job in southern NH, I will be moving back to the area. (While Maine isn't a bad place to live, it is an expensive place and IT salaries here are already 20% below national average.)
This does also mean that I could wind up getting a job right around OGC, or be getting a job where I won't be able to take the time off. That said, if it's in southern NH, you can bet I'll at least be around for the weekend.
And no, I'm not going to go into more detail about specific things that happened at work, or too much more about the reasons. Suffice it to say that I have long standing disagreements with specific aspects of the environment at several levels, and that I tried to address them in the last 2 years with little to no result. That made it clear to me that professionally speaking, I was no longer a suitable fit for the roles I was fulfilling. Walking out on the position was the last thing I ever wanted to do, but in the situation, it was the correct decision, ethically and professionally.