End of an era
I've been talking about it for years. Saving money, doing home repairs, college visits, studying in all my free time. It was a pipe dream that i almost never expected to see come true.
But finally the day is upon me.
As of midnight this morning, for the first time in 5 years I am gainfully unemployed.
It is something put off as long as I could, but I have reacghed the point where work and school are mutually incompatable. My mathematics degree is finished, there is nothing further that i can do regionally to learn about environmental engineering.The shit or get off the pot date has been reached.
And so I tendered my resignation, said my goodbyes and turned in my work ID on Friday. I think. Oddly I did not get an exit interview and still have network access.
It is a wierd feeling. On one side it is a relief, this has been a long time coming, and the thought of doing somethign with my life that uses my brain, and gives back to the world is both intellectually and morally satisfying. It is also a relief that as of tomorrow my house will be rented and I will have no responsibillities other than studying and being a decent boyfriend. I have a place lined up in boulder that is only 2 miles from campus, 1 mile from martial arts, and several blocks from grocery store. This hould make life easy enough that I can walk or use motorcycle as primary form of transit.
On other side, it is a scary fucking gamble. We are in a recession, and I will not be out of school with a degree until my mid 30's. At which point I will essentially be returnign to the workforce for an entry level job and with no real resume. My IT work was always fairly menial, and will not even be fresh by the time I go back to work. My investments theoretically shall cover my financial needs baring emergency or stock market crash (the later of which is more likely). My house is theoretically self sustaining, but all it takes is tennants leaving or a leaky roof to make my life uncomfortably buisy and expensive.
But at any rate, the ties to work are severd and for the first time in years I am largely free. And now on to vacation.
But finally the day is upon me.
As of midnight this morning, for the first time in 5 years I am gainfully unemployed.
It is something put off as long as I could, but I have reacghed the point where work and school are mutually incompatable. My mathematics degree is finished, there is nothing further that i can do regionally to learn about environmental engineering.The shit or get off the pot date has been reached.
And so I tendered my resignation, said my goodbyes and turned in my work ID on Friday. I think. Oddly I did not get an exit interview and still have network access.
It is a wierd feeling. On one side it is a relief, this has been a long time coming, and the thought of doing somethign with my life that uses my brain, and gives back to the world is both intellectually and morally satisfying. It is also a relief that as of tomorrow my house will be rented and I will have no responsibillities other than studying and being a decent boyfriend. I have a place lined up in boulder that is only 2 miles from campus, 1 mile from martial arts, and several blocks from grocery store. This hould make life easy enough that I can walk or use motorcycle as primary form of transit.
On other side, it is a scary fucking gamble. We are in a recession, and I will not be out of school with a degree until my mid 30's. At which point I will essentially be returnign to the workforce for an entry level job and with no real resume. My IT work was always fairly menial, and will not even be fresh by the time I go back to work. My investments theoretically shall cover my financial needs baring emergency or stock market crash (the later of which is more likely). My house is theoretically self sustaining, but all it takes is tennants leaving or a leaky roof to make my life uncomfortably buisy and expensive.
But at any rate, the ties to work are severd and for the first time in years I am largely free. And now on to vacation.