Taking First Step Towards Normal Life
I took my first step today by submitting a informal resignation letter to my manager. Informal meaning that I didn’t state the exact quitting date… Here are a few paragraphs:
I am considering quitting ABC Company and this job because I can tell that I am physically and mentally tired. And I feel that without a break, my current condition does not allow me to take on the challenge as a senior IT consultant regardless how much I want to perform. As my long term manager, you know all the history in the past including my medical issues and lost eye sight.
I truly think that in order to be responsible to myself, I need some time to manage my health and person life so that I can continue the next phase of my career. I also think this is the right thing to do to step down from consulting career right now before I start to under perform or jeopardize the projects.
I have already talked to my project manager and gave him a heads up that he needs to look for replacement so we can still deliver the project on time.
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You can tell that I don’t want to burn the bridge. But I am very clear on making the point that I can’t do this anymore. Since this a public website, I can’t disclose too much more information. I can tell you this much: I had a conversation with my manager after this letter is submitted. And he is trying his best to work out a couple of exit options to reduce my financial burden.
Just a few hours before I had the conversation with my boss, I was called into another management meeting to receive a cash reward for all the weekends I worked last year in Denver. It’s funny how these two events happened on the same day. The extra cash I received is very nice, however, my life is worth a whole lot more than that check.
I will stop traveling and leaving my current project in 2 and half weeks. Soon, I will have my life back! Yeeeeha!!
Brandon Satrom said,
January 25, 2006 @ 9:21 am
Good for you Yuna! All the best to you as you take your life back!
Kris said,
January 25, 2006 @ 1:57 pm
Hang in there girl! I’ll buy you a beer when I end up in Colorado someday.
kimmi said,
January 25, 2006 @ 5:49 pm
bravo! all the best
hope you had a relatively relaxing xmas break with your family. here everything is going crazy at the moment. long story short, our precious little boy finally arrived on 23rd Dec after an emergency caesarean. since then i havent slept much, lucky to get 4 or 5 hours a day and constantly having him hanging on my boobs,
stop here for afraid of too-much-infomation
here are some pics
http://spaces.msn.com/members/Cats-Bubs-n-Us/
take care, you know you’ve made the right decision when you feel happy. after all be happy and healthy is much more important, so i realised more and more when i am getting older. (oh crap i am still young
)
Yuna said,
January 25, 2006 @ 10:28 pm
Thanks guys! I am actually feeling whole lot better after letting it out of my chest…
Mike said,
January 26, 2006 @ 11:46 am
Nice job. Now you can concentrate on climbing and snowboarding, which, of course, are two of life’s greatest rewards.
Yuna said,
January 30, 2006 @ 10:42 am
mike, can’t agree with you more.. I am going back to the climbing gym.. and renewing my membership again! It’s going to be all better!
retirement resignation letter said,
March 20, 2008 @ 6:42 am
retirement resignation letter…
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