I have been working at my company for almost 5 years. Each year I have moved up in the ranks and have consistently been praised for my performance and work ethic.
The company is family owned and treats their employees very much like family. However, there's still a lot of flaws in the company mindset. There's always bureaucratic red tape that hinders my personal objectives, our employee contracts are intentionally muddy, and there's no accountability towards the senior staff.
All of this has caused me a lot of stress and I realized it was time to leave. I recognize the grass isn't greener on the other side, but I found a company that checks all my boxes. When I got the offer, I gave myself 24 hours to think about it. My grandboss doesn't believe in counter offers, so I wasn't going to expect more money or changes in my current role.
When I decided to accept the offer and give notice, I felt happy and confident in my decision. However, I haven't been able to stop crying or getting emotional while I am telling people the news I am leaving. I want to leave, I'm so excited for the new gig, but I truly can't stop crying. I cry getting ready for work, cry on the train, cry at my desk. I haven't cried this much since my high school boyfriend broke up with me. I'm so emotionally drained by the time I get home from work I go straight to bed (crying of course!)
This can't be normal, right? I worked other places before and have never been such a mess. No one is hurt because I'm leaving, most people completely understand my reasons.
Maybe I'll get over it when I start my new job. Maybe a fresh start will help me snap out of it. I'm just so shocked at the emotions I'm going through. It's so unlike me. Did this happen to anyone else?
TL;DR I gave my two weeks notice at work and I have been really emotional ever since, even though I'm super pumped for the fresh start. Not sure why this is happening or if it's normal.
Submitted November 23, 2019 at 12:57PM by natmichelle https://ift.tt/2XEJjxC
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