my part time job for example. i applied in reaction to my current job not giving me enough hours. i never thought they would call me back for an interview the same day, and gave me the job offer the next day. nevertheless, i accepted the job offer. my decision to forego this was based on my wanting to have change in my life. meet new people. gain knowledge and new experiences. or so i thought.
first sign. day of the contract signing. typical day. meet with the human resources person. sign all paper work. go to clinic. have physical exam. at the end of the day, i was having a hard time looking for my car keys. i set aside the paperwork over the front of the car. found the keys. started to drive home. next thing i knew, a bunch of papers were flying over my car's front window. shoot! i forgot to put them in my car! oh well, too late to retrieve them now....
second sign. although the place was 14 miles away, it would still take me one hour to get there.
i basically have to get up at 530 am to get ready, leave by 6 am, start work at 7 am leave by 745 pm...if i'm lucky, then be home by 845 pm. almost 16 hours away from home?ugghh...too much for me.
third sign. series of unfortunate events. i take pride in my work and usually take my job seriously. but there are some things you really can't control, no matter how good you are. every time i work there, there is always something unpleasant. this is either a difficult patient, a complicated procedure, a condescending coworker or all-day technical difficulties. i'm serious! this happens to me every time i work there. one coworker even told me that she is surprised that i keep showing up for work. but when i started to stress and dread to go to work there, i started to question what i really wanted to do.
so i decided to quit. not easy to do. i have a really good manager, wonderful coworkers and a fat pay check. the bottom line though is i am not happy. i gave my notice. said my goodbyes. last two days on the job were really good days that i wondered if i am doing the right thing. but i still went on with the decision.
i did not burn any bridges. and i would like to think that the short time i spent there would help make of my future somehow. as steve jobs has said,"... you can't connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backwards, so you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something--your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever--because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well-worn path, and that will make all the difference."
