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In Reply to: RE: quit my stressful job today posted by fantja on March 23, 2017 at 17:43:45
hi, it was database management, big data sense maker, and visualizing IT.I'll be happy to be working now for the USPS. Either that or be a drug dealer.
I've had it with the stress, sure the money was nice, but not worth dying for.
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Are you going to stay in the same field or try something different?
In 89, I left the company I was working for and started my own (very) small company writing software, typically on a project basis. In addition to working from home, I was able to pick which jobs I would take, usually depending on my impression of the individuals I would be interfacing with. It allowed me to avoid what I thought could be stressful experiences. In retrospect it was a good experience, much better than working for a company although I should have been pickier.
One thing that I did when considering my options was to think about what a typical day would be like. This drove me to avoid developing a product which would have resulted in a lot of my time performing non technical tasks.
I am not sure what I am going to do yet, I didn't even file for unemployment yet, I resigned due to stress.
I'm going to take a break, maybe 1 year or so before I figure out what to do. I really respect Federal jobs, even though the pay would probably be a little bit more than I was making I feel a duty to help the nation. I'm not sure yet. I was working for the love of the job, not the money, however after I began throwing up multiple times in the morning from the stress, came down with high blood pressure, even tried benzos as a last resort, but after all is said and done I had to call it quits.
I'm very fortunate I can take a year or 6 months off as a break.
Friends had told me that about retirement, it takes a while to find your way, to determine what you want to do with your time. And so many options.
Studs Terkel wrote a book called Working, each chapter a short interview with someone about their job, from CEO's to prostitutes, oh wait, those can be the same..., well he did interview a wide range. It is quite dated now, still found it fascinating.
Enjoy your time off, keep us posted on what you decide to do.
Drug dealing is a very stressful job. Try jigalo.
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