Seven months ago I decided that I needed to protect myself by getting a job with a stable company with great benefits. So I quit my job as an IT project manager at an advertising agency and moved into a project scheduler position for the construction department of a hospital. And while the job delivered on stability and benefits it didn’t meet my needs in an array of different ways. I’ve been working on a floor two levels below the ground under florescent lights in a small room with only a couple of wonderful, but quiet, coworkers. There’s not a ray of natural light, the ceilings are unfinished and the door next to my office is marked with a radioactive materials warning. And to top it off I took a substantial pay cut and find one of my superiors infuriating.
The other day, after coming home angry and crying, my sweet boyfriend gave me a gentle but strong push to start looking for a new job. The market out there sucks. I put out endless amounts of resumes for places that I’ve never heard back from and been denied interviews for positions that I feel I’m completely, if not overly, qualified for. I totally feel for anyone unemployed right now. The whole process can really take a hit on your self-esteem. Luckily, I’ve made some amazing friendships and an ex-coworker recruited me to work with him at a different advertising agency to be an IT PM again.
I can’t express how happy I am! I’ll be working in a big beautiful office with natural sunlight and lots of opportunity for social interactions. Plus I’m getting a big bump in pay and will still have pretty fantastic benefits. I’m going to miss my coworkers and my direct supervisor a lot. Change is always scary and I really hate sucking at my job which seems to be inevitable when you’re new. But I’m super stoked and can’t wait to get started! One week to go!
Congrats on the new job!
Also, Happy Birthday, Bunny! I hope you get spoiled rotten.