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- bjladams0
@ duhsign - to clarify vacation comment. I returned from a 2 week vacation, where i realized that i couldnt stand my job anymore - and immediately gave 2 weeks notice. i still had an additional 2 weeks vacation built up. since i had just gotten back, i wasn't involved in any projects yet - so i offered to hang around as needed. but i was only clocking a couple hours a day. didnt just drop the ball on the boss - made myself available, but we both understood that i didnt need to get tangled up in any new work.
- nadanada0
i got laid off two months ago from the WORST JOB ever. run by morons, admins all morons... and i was the lone creative.
and now - i make more money, have more free time, and get to sit in my boxers in front of the fire and make things that i like.
however - could have used some planning. so plan a lot (as stated numerous times above) and then get out at the first available moment.
- nthkl0
2 weeks is the norm, unless there is a critical project coming to an end that needs your assistance. You can always work out a longer departure, I've done that and assisted with recruiting a new candidate for my spot. It's just about communication.
Keep it professional and you'll be fine.
- forbes0
fuk working for companies. go freelance
thats the only way you can guarantee hapiness in a career - working for yourself
- jurassica0
i quit my job almost a year ago... i was terribly miserable, so much so i started questioning everything in my life - not just my job. leaving was the best thing i could have done. life hasn't always been easy, but in retrospect its still a world of happiness compared to the living hell i was in. everything is as positive as i make it now. there is no being dragged down by negative energy or manipulative tactics. you'll feel so much better once you resign, a huge weight of negativity will be lifted.
- cbass990
i'm in the same boat. have been for 5 years. i worry that i'm not learning anything new or being challenged enough. i don't want to be 40 years old and have some poker direct mail pieces to show as my best work..i got my current job right out of college at a casino...not the type of work i want to do at all. my target market is old people who can't see shit...
i've been giving serious thought to leaving, so i've been saving as much money as possible. my only worry is my freelance work is a little more on the edgy side, or maybe not so "agency friendly," so the only option i have is to go freelance...which as many of you know is a big leap.....it's a conflicting conversation in my mind 24/7.
- no risk no reward.d_rek
- i hear ya. i'm 90% there. i can't stand sitting in my cube for 9 hours a day bored as hell.cbass99
- wtf? 5 years doing casino mail outs. GET THE FUCK OUT OF THERE!animatedgif
- Continuity0
Wait a second: you're already on 60 days' notice? So you're going to get fired anyway?
Top tip: start looking for a new gig. Right now.
- akrok0
where on the map are you? some places are harder then others.
- CALLES0
sounds horrible... stay and get paid to be on qbn
- tasty0
60days? Just start looking and give two weeks. You've only been there 6 months – i'm sure the departure will feel nothing more than a whisper to the company.
If they somehow come across this post and know your handle, you could be out of there by 4PM.
- Been here 2 years. The past year has sucked, the past 6 months have been miserable.sigg
- dirtydesign0
i've been there. its rough.
update your book, go to recruiters, send emails.
something will give, just takes time.
- Melanie0
Let us know your location. QBN will rescue you.
- d_rek0
Hang in there bro:
Yes you DO have a job and that is something but it is all moot point if you are miserable day-in and day-out. I would try to quickly get organized to the degree in which you are comfortable applying for new gigs and sending out work samples and whatnot. Yes the creative job market is tough right now, and particularly in certain places more than others, but there ARE good jobs out there looking for the right people. Be patient and optimistic!
1. Get organized. NOW! Start this evening after work.
2. Be patient and start spreading the word about yo badself
3. Actively schedule time where you scour job sites, send out resumes and hit-up your professional contacts for any leads.
4. Did I mention be patient?
- stoplying0
Sounds terrible..sorry man.
Find a new job and when you get that new job, tell your old job that you're going on vacation and collect your vacation pay. Then quit.
- VectorMasked0
Glad to hear I am not the only one in this situation.
I'm here on my desk contemplating suicide every day.
- +1 to that second line. Me too....dMullins
- me threepixellette
- noooooooooooooo!monospaced
- YESshade
- it's so disheartening...i sometimes have to stop myself from running out hapixellette
- me tookona