Delilah ([info]cemeterygates) wrote,
@ 2008-08-04 09:55:00
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Breaking News: My Job, I Quit It
After months of miscommunication and frustration, my job and I are parting ways. I have never quit a job after being there so briefly (only two years!) but it was time to go. I love the company and the people, and the compensation package is unparalleled, so it was a hard decision, but my boss (who is an accountant by day and a cop by night) becomes really hard to handle under pressure and I needed to let go.

Incredibly, the woman who owns the bakery next door to my house and whom I really adore, said OMG I NEED AN ACCOUNTANT when I told her I was on the outs, and has extended me a reasonable offer that should keep my head above water. It's comparable to my current package financially, although we will have to figure out things like vacation time and retirement since she has never had a professional employee (just her retail and kitchen staff).

I am very excited and looking forward to wrapping things up with the non-profit and moving on to new and exciting things. I feel confident about this decision and direction. Wish me luck!


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[info]onceupon
2008-08-04 02:04 pm UTC (link)
Sounds like this was exactly the right time to do this. I am glad you won't have to handle that stress anymore.

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[info]cemeterygates
2008-08-04 02:07 pm UTC (link)
Thank you! And congratulations on handing in your manuscript, omgz!

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[info]tisana
2008-08-04 02:10 pm UTC (link)
Congrats on doing what felt right.

Wait, some places give compensation packages if you quit, as opposed to getting laid off? Huh.

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[info]cemeterygates
2008-08-04 02:13 pm UTC (link)
No I mean the benefits package when you work here is awesomesauce...

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[info]sarahcoyne
2008-08-04 02:10 pm UTC (link)
holy shit.
good for you. honestly.
aaaaaaaaaand i'm pretty sure you can retire on fresh bread and cinnamon rolls so you should be all good.

take me with you.
(mostly kidding)

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[info]cemeterygates
2008-08-04 02:13 pm UTC (link)
I get FREE PIE, so invite me to your parties!

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[info]couchtiger
2008-08-04 02:10 pm UTC (link)
Does that come with free muffin perks? That would be the hots.

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[info]cemeterygates
2008-08-04 02:14 pm UTC (link)
Free nom noms and coffee! Best benefit ever. Who needs a 401k?

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[info]couchtiger
2008-08-04 02:15 pm UTC (link)
Who knows, muffins just might be the economic currency of the future. In which case, your 401k could easily be maxed out FAST.

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[info]adr0ck
2008-08-04 02:36 pm UTC (link)
good luck! here's to new beginnings. and free baked boods.

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[info]adr0ck
2008-08-04 02:39 pm UTC (link)
ALSO OMG have you ever been in a bakery early in the morning when the stuff is just coming out of the oven? you may never need to be there that early but you should do it a few times JUST CUZ.

in high school i was a hostess at a restaurant that had a big bakery section and i opened in the mornings on the weekends. i had to be there at 4:30 or 5 to get all the fresh baked muffins, fruit pies, breads, cakes, pies into the coolers/warmers. once the warming cases held most of the muffins/pies, the warm fruity baked goodness smell was overwhelming and just fantastic. it was an orgasm in my nose. i want to work in a bakery just for that alone.

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Luck!
[info]isolatory
2008-08-04 02:48 pm UTC (link)
Sounds like a win-win! Congrats.

Just make sure the new place knows you need about 8 days off towards the end of November! ;)

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Re: Luck!
[info]cemeterygates
2008-08-04 05:22 pm UTC (link)
Oh believe me, they know! LOL
I would still have gone on GothCruise even if I had NO job. It's a done deal.

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[info]keke_b
2008-08-04 02:56 pm UTC (link)
There might be a position open at my place, if you are game...

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[info]cemeterygates
2008-08-04 03:27 pm UTC (link)
I'm happy to have taken the bakery gig right now, but thanks!

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[info]fairymelusine
2008-08-04 03:00 pm UTC (link)
Hey, have you ever thought about going into business for yourself? Lots of small businesses need accountants on a less than full-time basis, and you can charge a ridiculous hourly rate and do pretty well for yourself ... I do only the bookkeeping work that happens to come my way, that's in my industry, for less than 20 hours a week, and that's pretty much enough for me to meet my expenses ...

Just a thought.

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[info]cemeterygates
2008-08-04 03:25 pm UTC (link)
Unfortunately without a degree it's pretty hard to sell that you know what you're talking about/doing to anyone.

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[info]fairymelusine
2008-08-04 04:01 pm UTC (link)
Not really - I don't have any degrees that have anything to do with accounting...

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[info]cemeterygates
2008-08-04 04:32 pm UTC (link)
Sadly it doesn't matter what the degrees in, it's proof that you know how to be a cog. I have a hell of a time interviewing because people look incredibly confused when I tell them I had a non-traditional career path, as if it's impossible to learn anything not told to you by a professor.

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[info]mom_o_cass
2008-08-04 03:09 pm UTC (link)
you RULE!!
so excited for you in your new venture.
you continue to rock me girl!!
YAY!

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[info]schoenberg
2008-08-04 03:56 pm UTC (link)
that's GREAT!!! Congratulations!!!

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[info]catalyticdragon
2008-08-04 05:14 pm UTC (link)
Sweet! Congrats and good luck.

Sounds like the perk of the job may lead to needing *more runs*.

Game?

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[info]cemeterygates
2008-08-04 05:18 pm UTC (link)
Totally!

Have they found your pod yet???

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[info]catalyticdragon
2008-08-04 06:49 pm UTC (link)
No.

Serious, unrecoverable **FAIL**.

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[info]cemeterygates
2008-08-04 07:01 pm UTC (link)
O.M.G.
It's just, you know, EVERYTHING I OWN, don't worry about it guys.

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[info]catalyticdragon
2008-08-04 07:24 pm UTC (link)
Seriously. Well, they *do* have a helpful reminder on the door when you pack the thing to not put anything of high monetary or emotional value in the pod.

Shoulda taken the hint, really.

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[info]macula
2008-08-04 05:15 pm UTC (link)
Go Team!

Looks like the world had anoter job lined up for you. :) Good Timing.

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[info]wyndebreaker
2008-08-04 05:15 pm UTC (link)
Good luck, you!

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[info]bloodcicle
2008-08-04 05:24 pm UTC (link)
Good Luck!

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[info]autumnsshadow
2008-08-04 06:18 pm UTC (link)
Awesome on scoring the new job...nice commute! =)

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[info]cemeterygates
2008-08-04 06:25 pm UTC (link)
Seriously, right???

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[info]starkyld
2008-08-04 06:29 pm UTC (link)
Luck!

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[info]amatorah
2008-08-04 06:35 pm UTC (link)
Yay! You were beginning to worry me with your expressions of stress. Nothing is worth that.

And congrats on the spectacular green commute of walking next door! Mmmm...cinnamon rolls...

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[info]hnybny
2008-08-04 06:38 pm UTC (link)
Cool, think of the money you'll save on a commute. You can also run home for something on a five minute break.

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[info]tristesse
2008-08-04 06:54 pm UTC (link)
LESS STRESS MORE NOMS

That's going to be my new personal slogan.

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[info]jennycakez
2008-08-04 08:31 pm UTC (link)
what serendipity!

good luck!

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[info]jacesan
2008-08-04 09:54 pm UTC (link)
Good Luck!!!

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[info]darmorazzini
2008-08-04 09:55 pm UTC (link)
Best of luck!

Sounds like an exciting change!

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congratulations!
[info]pdx42
2008-08-05 01:05 am UTC (link)
What a bold thing to do, and it looks like throwing your future to the fates paid off. Well done!

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