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it was so bad and soul sucking it will be really hard to top it off
Apr 27, 2024
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Iāve quit at least 4 horrible jobs/contracts without something immediately lined up (that I can think of off the top of my head). And wow every time that was the best decision for me each and every time and I never looked back.
Granted Iāve otherwise had long tenure at jobs and was lucky enough to either find another opportunity right away (in one case quit before hearing back about an interview the previous day, which I did end up getting) or I was financially prepared to be unemployed. As others have said, definitely consider that youāre trading daily misery + salary, health care, stability, stuff to do with your day for no misery + logistical challenges.
But if you are prepared to deal with job searching or just supporting yourself for a bit from your savings while you get on your feet, pls pls pls leave a job that is making you miserable and has no chance of getting any better (burnout is often defined as being in a situation where you have some combination of no upward mobility, continued frustration from the same sources, and endless work all without signs that itāll get better, so look out for the signs).
Man this rec is giving me the ole itch again (current job is pretty bad in a lot of ways, but not quite āleave immediatelyā status and I do need a salary + healthcare after a long unemployment period last year šæ).
Mar 15, 2024
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Most importantly, I am leaving my current one before I started feeling jaded, burned out, or resentful.
Iām one of those lucky fucks who really likes their job and I am really grateful to get to close an important chapter in my life/career with grace. I am recommending moving on and growing up!
Aug 23, 2024
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I just put in my notice this week! There's no better feeling than leaving a bad situation. It's like getting a regenerative phoenix moment after you've burnt out (hopefully you can avoid getting to that point). When I have left jobs in the past, I had a new thing lined up, but in another, I had no real plan whatsoever. Admittedly in that case, I had saved up enough to wing it for a bit, so it depends on your situation. For what it's worth, I have only ever regretted leaving one job, and I only left it because another place promised me more money.
Mar 15, 2024
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little fancy planners with excelent paper to write on, a kaweco sports filled with my summer-y ink and my beautiful blackwing pearl pencils, to use at work and at home
Feb 11, 2024
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- fountain pens are clearly superior (the infinite inks! the ritual of cleaning them!), but i will settle for a uni jetstream in .5 (for ballpoints) or a uni signo in .038 (for gel)
- any nice pencil works, but my favorites are blackwing pearls (smooth and dark, but keeps the point) or any mitsubishi, with a nice pencil cap so you can throw in your bag in peace.
- for erasers: tombow mono or sakura foam. that's it.
- would try out which paper works better with what you choose, fountain pens are very inky and will be way better on soft smooth paper. i'am a tomoe river girl, but rhodia and several other brands do nice paper and you just have to touch to find out
Feb 12, 2024
History is full of people who just didnāt.Ā They saidĀ no thank you, turned away, ran away to the desert, stood on the streets in rags, lived in barrels, burned down their own houses, walked barefoot through town, killed their rapists, pushed away dinner, meditated into the light.Ā Even babies refuse, and the elderly, too.Ā All types of animals refuse: at the zoo they gaze dead-eyed through plexiglass, fling feces at the human faces, stop having babies. Classes refuse.Ā The poor throw their lives onto barricades. Workers slow the line. Enslaved people have always refused, poisoning the feasts, aborting the embryos. And the diligent, flamboyant jaywalkers assert themselves against traffic as the first and foremost visible, daily lesson inĀ just not.
its existence serves as a rec, no words are needed
Feb 12, 2024