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In seven short hours, my last day as a cog in Corporate America begins.
After six years of working for a multinational behemoth as a graphic artist, I have decided to leave. The place has gotten a lot more impersonal, tons more stress-inducing, and not just a little bit shitty. A new CEO just took over recently and offered those who wanted to leave or were thinking about leaving a very nice Voluntary Exit Incentive Program. Basically, I get paid for two months after I leave, plus payouts for vacation time and insurance coverage thru COBRA (not the GI Joe nemesis).
I signed the contract for the program two months ago, thereby agreeing to stay on till the current catalog production was completed. So, for the last two months, my motivation has steadily dropped every day, and I have gotten sign after sign that this was absolutely the right decision despite my initial reticence previous to signing on and worries after I had done so. And, as my work ethic waned, my Barbe-lurking has waxed, natch. I expect tomorrow, I will do nothing but read threads here and have a lovely Exit Interview.
Now here's the selfish part: Send me off on a high note, make suggestions for last-day-on-the-job tomfoolery, wish me luck, etc. in true Barbe-style. I won't be able to chime in (can't log in at work, damned security) but I'll be reading. Thanks!
And do chime in if you're leaving the security of a 9 to 5 for the stomach-churn of job-searching too. |
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