In a rut!

Antigone05

im planning on quitting from my job tomorrow.

i made some mistakes in my position which i have taken responsibility for.the 2 years ive worked there and i find that myself and the owner clash on personality.

i have nothing lined up, and my girlfriends dad passed away suddenly 10 weeks ago (she worked with him and now his partner is selling the business putting her out of a job).

were trying to find a place to rent but everything is crashing down around me.

a basic question really..i want to work where i would be happy.
is it possible?
am i doing the right thing?

Saruman

Eh what?
Im happy in my job, i would be happier with more money of course but i love what i do.. so that answers that..
As for doing the right thing? I would say no, not if you are looking for somewhere to live and now niehter of you have an income. Depends on you, you can either run away or face the music and maybe get fired eventually.

If what you do does not pay very well in the first place then maybe go for it, and you could have a new low paying job within days, hours even assuming you are in Dublin.

Antigone05

yeah im in dublin and could secure a job within 2 weeks. im 25 and i still regard myself as young.
i was planning on leaving the job after the summer so i think this is incentive really for me now.

its not great pay no for a manager job (retail shop) and he turned down my asking of a pay rise after 2 years work for them.

the more i write the more questions im answering myself really.

i know my girlfriend can bounce back from her situation too..its just all the timing of everything tooks its toll on me and put me into a depression.

im a anxious person and am dredding tomorrow.
it wont be face to face as he rarely comes out to certain branches.
so it might be better for me over the phone.

digidy21

i really hope you havent done anything drastic yet.

here is my peronal opinion:

if your job is definitly gone then get in there and give letter to your boss and your company giving 30 days notice before they chave a chance to fire you. then get job hunting doing the same job but try and secure a few quid more for yourself. tell the interviewers you are moving for money and that will answer the question of why you are leaving the current job. also they wont contact your current job for a reference because they know it will cause problems for you so you are sorted there.

get your new accomadation sorted as you will have an income and that will give your girlfriend time to sort out her work siuation. she should be owed something if she has been working for the company long term, some redunacy etc.

once she is in work, then and only then do you start searching for the dream job. you will both be in stable accomadaton and finacially secure by then so you will have time to think and figure tings out.

in 6 months time you will look back and laugh that you were ever even worried about the situation. i will be a distant memeory and you will be looking to the future.

man, your 25 and this isnt even a real problem. its just a blip on the horizon of a long life. and it will be a funny story some day.

good luck with it.

cheers

digidy21