Just quit my job!

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So between a combination of me not being quite the right fit and my job being un-necessarily hellish, I quit!

I haven’t been this happy with a life decision in years. That being said, I am aware of the potential pitfalls of situations like this.

Any tips for this stage that anyone has?

Not really looking for the “update the resume” response. Besides the usual stuff, I will be working on getting some new Linux certifications. I was considering focusing on OpenStack but could be persuaded otherwise.

Thanks!

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I envy you. I rarely envy people, but here I am… I have to stay on mine for the time being…

Best advice I can give you is take a few days rest and then look for other opportunities. If you can afford to, rest until the holidays have passed.

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I will enjoy an extra hour of sleep or so a day probly. However, I really like getting shit done. Over resting would likely just be a negative feedback loop.

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Most likely won’t have a choice since i doubt most places would begin interviews around this part of the year

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More time to study!

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Congratulations!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/cameronkeng/2014/06/22/employees-that-stay-in-companies-longer-than-2-years-get-paid-50-less/#2562dd77e07f

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While I am avoiding pitfalls of being over-confident with my choice, I am increasingly happy. As in, I can’t wait to chew on a new project, write some new code, or simply just take some notes on some Linux topic that I am not familiar with.

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My only tip at this stage is do what you feel like you had limited time for before, but you already seem to be on the right track. Good luck!

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Plenty of old code that I can revisit. Plus, the idea of a grabbing some juicy content off of LinuxAcademy.com is really exciting.

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@dot404 Now that you’ve got free time, you should do a devember challenge! :smiley:

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Shit! Did I just get called out?!

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ahem Maybe I wasn’t clear.

wink wink
you should do a challenge
wink wink

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For sure have a couple idearz. Will try and finalize something by tomorrow morning.

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Epic!

Are you up to speed with what everyone else is doing?

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Nope! I call that research tho. Will check post as you just mentioned! :smiley:

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Haha, check out the post. It should be pinned up at the top.

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Where do you work and why? If to personal then ignore. :slight_smile:

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I work in a restaurant as a barman.
The job is OK. The people I work with are not. The boss cares about money mostly, as bosses usually do, and the organization lacks severely.
I started working as barman some 11-12 years ago to fill up the summer break in university, and since then I haven’t really been able to break away from that.
The education I have is good enough to know I am aware I’m completely incapable of working what I studied for. I haven’t finished University for financial reasons and I don’t really care to. Now the only job experience I have is working in restaurants for 10+ years…

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Go be a restaurant manager. They get paid well.

Also, good luck in the future @dot404 !

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Your problem seems to primarily be with your coworkers and not the occupation itself. You should like go bar hopping, try to find a place you think you would enjoy working at more than your current place.