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Never feel guilty leaving a job

"Excited to go back to the office" give me a break. I've been back in the office since last August.

Never feel guilty leaving a job

This. Sometimes the hardest part is the people and leaving them. But you know at the end of the day you've most likely made the correct choice. Especially if this has been in your head for a while and wasn't a knee jerk emotional move.

Spoke with what would be my boss' boss today, trying to get some clarification on some details for my counteroffer.

They really, really do not want to do work from home. Yet they don't pay well enough for me to rent something until we can move in the Spring or summer. My direct supervisor, who isn't in on these negotiations but is talking to his boss behind the scenes offered a 4 day, 10 hour a week on site work week...which means a 3.5-hour roundtrip commute or renting an apartment from December-May. In a touristy, expensive part of SC.

The whole thing just sucks. Current job and potential new job are both pushing me over the edge. My resting heartrate has been up 5 points over the last 2-3 weeks (thanks, Fitbit!) and insomnia has been brutal.

On top of this struggle, this afternoon, I get to meet with my current boss to determine how our department is handing furloughs for the remainder of the year. I get to work for 16 unpaid days between now and June 30, if I'm still here. I've got to figure out how to schedule 24 furlough days for the three of them, and still keep the doors open.

Spoke with what would be my boss' boss today, trying to get some clarification on some details for my counteroffer.

They really, really do not want to do work from home. Yet they don't pay well enough for me to rent something until we can move in the Spring or summer. My direct supervisor, who isn't in on these negotiations but is talking to his boss behind the scenes offered a 4 day, 10 hour a week on site work week...which means a 3.5-hour roundtrip commute or renting an apartment from December-May. In a touristy, expensive part of SC.

The whole thing just sucks. Current job and potential new job are both pushing me over the edge. My resting heartrate has been up 5 points over the last 2-3 weeks (thanks, Fitbit!) and insomnia has been brutal.

On top of this struggle, this afternoon, I get to meet with my current boss to determine how our department is handing furloughs for the remainder of the year. I get to work for 16 unpaid days between now and June 30, if I'm still here. I've got to figure out how to schedule 24 furlough days for the three of them, and still keep the doors open.

Let me give you a peek behind the curtains here, DG. I have almost 50 people report up through me. I am in interviews multiple days a week. I’ve seen it all basically. This new place is putting the screws to you. They know the situation your current school is in. They know you are a rat leaving a sinking ship. They are trying to get you on the cheap. I would tell them about the potential gaps you have and how you don’t want to move the fam in the middle of the year. You really want the job, but they need to meet you halfway. A temporary housing stipend. A work from home flexibility. Something. Because you’re in a tough spot. These people are human. Unless they are complete asshats, they should give a bit. And if they are complete asshats, you don’t want to work with them anyway.

Congrate twc!

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