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- monospaced0
I have a feeling we'll be hiring another designer in the next few months. Our new hire is pregnant and will be going on maternity leave at the same time as work is starting to really ramp up. Would you like to be considered?
- dMullins0
^ +1.
I think we've all been there at least once, some of us are still there. The only tip I have is exactly as others have said: start looking elsewhere right away.
If you are in a serious relationship and your significant other can support you in this change, just be honest with them. "Honey, I can't take it and it's affecting our relationship in ways that may not be obvious to you. I want to be happy when I leave work, and not come home with anger." If you're solo, then even better. Do what Derek said, and spend your evenings getting your shit together for a change. Don't think twice or second guess yourself.
There are always going to be jobs out there for our industry, in almost any city. The key is are you happy with another shitty job that may have less problems, but also less pay? Sometimes you gotta bite a smaller bullet to get past a hump.
- bjladams0
i held on to a job 2 years longer than i should have. one of the greatest feelings tendering that resignation.
- shade0
but seriously. suicide is not the answer.
If anything you could entertain thoughts of violence toward those that are causing your misery.
I got wise and I got out.
- hektor9110
dooooooooooooooooo it
- duhsign0
right there with you buddy. just got back from 2 days off and got the usual email from the coworker who is the next level up from me but not a manager or boss telling me about how she had to work on a project of mine that got approved while I was out and what a put out it was for her...I guess I should have stayed on email and worked form home on my day off? : ) "whatever b1tch". And she copies my boss. The funny part is she has done this a few times but never has the balls to say anything to me face to face.
I have been in the hunt and have an inside track on a position, interviewing tues for it. I was tempted to leave and call in sick until after the interview just for shits and giggles. Anyways I feel your pain daily. Theres no better feeling though when you get the connections going and remember people will actually appreciate and value your talents elsewhere. get moving, tonight!
- hey duhsign, i think morris was looking. >> http://www.thinkmorr…akrok
- holy shiite, thanks akrok, plan B in effect : )duhsign
- did he have something posted online or ?duhsign
- i think so. i just don't remember where i saw it. or when.akrok
- might have been on crea---tiv-e-hotli-s...akrok
- i remember it said. S.D only.akrok
- gramme0
Leave that job before they find you on here and preempt your ass. It happened to me, and the things I said weren't nearly as negative as your post. If these people are as terrible as you make them sound, they won't hesitate to dismantle you in front of the entire office and escort you out of the building.
- vaxorcist0
Burnout due to office from hell....It is a bit endemic to our industry.... just be professional.
Often word travels, some agencies are known to burn out people, your next interviewer may even know why you left that place before you open your mouth...
I've found the best places to work were small agencies staffed with refugees from big agencies who knew how to do stuff and knew how to get clients but knew not to promise the moon and the stars by next week....
- hektor9110
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hey gramme what do you mean they found your comment on here?
WTF..... so your employer found your thread?- that's what he saidmonospaced
- bingo!akrok
- so your employer found your thread is that what you are trying to tell us?hektor911
- Yes, they did. No idea how. I think they might have been tipped off by someone.gramme
- All I said was that I'd worked hella hard that year, none of us got raises due to $$ strain, and that I needed to move on.gramme
- Boss took that as her cue to tell me I "was ready to make it on my own."gramme
- Gave me 3 months pay, but said that very day would be my last in the office.gramme
- "This isn't severance, it's the wings you need to get started on your own."gramme
- best thing that ever happened to you?timeless
- nthkl0
You have the opportunity to turn this around to work for you. I've always told designers that they are the talent, as you are. They depend on you to make money. They should appreciate you walking in that door every morning.
On that note, your employment is most likely at will, so it's up to you to continue doing so. If you're unhappy, set up some interviews and look around.
If this is spawning from personal issues, that's a different story. You'll carry that energy to a new gig and have to deal with the same problems.
- sigg0
If I create a Car Go site now, can everyone see it during development or only after I push it live? I've spent the past 2 weeks on and off designing a new site complete with all my work, and I'm just waiting to pull the trigger on Car Go pushing up my work and info.
- sigg0
Good advice nthkl. It's this place and this place only.
Every project is like a moving target, sometimes changing ideas and deliverables 2-3x a day. Yesterday I was told at 1pm to dive head first into a specific task. I bust my ass for 5 hours and show them my results. My CD and the AD look at me and go "yeah, dude we're not doing that anymore". I ask when that was decided and they said "around 2 o'clock". The guy who told me to do the specific task changed his mind and didn't even tell me. It's that type of maddening shit that makes me want to slam my head into my desk repeatedly.
- isakosmo0
i quit my dead-end job 2 months ago and haven't looked back. Make sure you have room financially - if you don't, start making that happen then quit - and leave. Life is too short to be in a place you don't want to be. The depressing aspects of your job are also probably clouding your vision right now, taking that risky decision will give you back your energy and motivation. Good luck.
- CanHasQBN0
I quit yesterday (gave my few weeks notice). This morning was the first that I was actually happy driving to work and walking through the door. It felt really good. And I was 30 minutes late than usual (total rebel, that's me).
If you're miserable, leave. I was miserable. I felt like every day was repeating itself over and over again.
Someone on QBN left me a simple comment when I was complaining and considering quitting just like you are now, and it kept looping in my head for days... "What's stopping you?". Now, of course, I could come up with a couple of reasons, but I chose to ignore them. I even thought I'd wake up this morning thinking WTF did I just do?? But I didn't... so I knew I did the right thing.
- wtg man. life's too short to be miserable at work everyday.fugged
- duhsign0
so how much notice should you give?
if you don't want to burn bridges but need to get out asap, for instance if your new gig needs you right away, whats an absolute minimum to leave respectfully?
On the other hand if your sure you won't be coming back, and you do not plan to include any references from them how soon is cool to go without being a total a-hole?
- chuparosa0
Years ago, my husband and I would come home from work every night and then start a very long bitch session about our respective jobs. One night we both said that's it, we had enough. We both quit our jobs. We had nothing lined up. Looking back, we both feel positive about resigning. Take the risk. Move on. Good luck!