I need help/thoughts on deciding whether to stay or walk after a small equity payout.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 5, 2011 -
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I'm leaving my job in part because of a toxic coworker. Do I tell my bosses the real reason for my departure, and how?
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posted by animalrainbow
on Dec 1, 2011 -
28 answers
I have a job interview next week. Meanwhile, my current supervisor is anxious to start the work plan and budget process for 2012. I feel dishonest committing to projects that I have no intention of carrying out. I need my supervisor as a reference and I can't burn this bridge - how do I tell my boss I'm interviewing elsewhere?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 23, 2011 -
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My work and I have a last day in mind for me (I'm working and in school, and it just got too much this semester). However, a family situation came up, and I need to leave earlier than my last day. I need help on how to negotiate this with my work.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 22, 2011 -
9 answers
I'm about to tell my adviser I want to leave to program. What should I expect from the conversation? Will she cut my funding on the day-of and refuse to help me find work?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 8, 2011 -
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I just snapped at my boss, but it doesn't matter. He can't fire me. Where do I go from here?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 28, 2011 -
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I'm moving to Japan no matter what, but should I tell my current employer sooner rather than later that I have decided to do this?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 26, 2011 -
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I hate my job. I want to quit. Cannot find another job. My boyfriend owns a company. I could work for him. Need advice! I'm 27 and have been with my boyfriend and current job both for almost ten years. My job has been 4 years full time after I graduated. I do not make good money. There is no reward. I hate coming to work. I have started to do a bad job and am afraid I will get fired if I don't quit first. I am thinking about quitting to work for my boyfriend's company.
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posted by kmr
on Sep 26, 2011 -
16 answers
Exit letter and interview...how should I treat the elephant in the room...my incompetent boss?
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posted by idle
on Sep 14, 2011 -
26 answers
Did you quit a bad or unhealthy behavior? How did you do this? My grandfather smoked for years and then one day he just stopped. I hear about some people who have been terrible drunks and one day just quit - and never had another drink. How do they do this? Is it after the last drink or before the next one? Is there a moment when you just say "I'm not doing this anymore" and that's it?
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posted by mokeydraws
on Aug 11, 2011 -
44 answers
What is the common practice for turning in a notice to quit, is email good, or do I need to do it face to face with the board?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 31, 2011 -
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I am terrible at quitting jobs. Please walk me through how I can actually quit, frame my quitting, and how to act in the meantime.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 16, 2011 -
16 answers
I've seen a few freemasons post on metafilter, I am a freemason, I think I want to quit. Trying to figure out if I can expect much backlash. Can anyone share experience?
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posted by Intrepid
on May 23, 2011 -
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The environment at my office is toxic and barely tolerable these days. I'd like to leave sooner than I had planned, but I'm unsure if it's wise. I could use some outside perspective.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 29, 2011 -
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I am looking for strong examples of people who were functional, positive contributors to society as drunks, who were able to accomplish even more after they stopped drinking.
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posted by perspicio
on Mar 5, 2011 -
28 answers
Thinking about quitting drinking, but I'm nowhere near bottomed out. Are there resources for people who find it hard to quit moderate drinking?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 5, 2011 -
25 answers
Looking for thoughts on Allen Carr's "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking"? Does it really work?
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posted by ktpetals
on Mar 4, 2011 -
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I made a big mistake, and took a job I now realize was an extremely poor fit. I'm having a hard time keeping out of tunnel vision of despair - help me think of more options than I can by myself.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 8, 2011 -
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I wrote a letter of resignation, and asked my boss to countersign it - he refused to sign it, saying "this is not the way we do things in Japan". True story? What are alternative ways to make sure I have a copy for my own reference?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 28, 2011 -
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Want to leave for a new job, don't want to soil reputation with old job. Need guidance from managers.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 26, 2011 -
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I'm about to quit the great job I've had for the past 6 years for personal reasons. I'm in charge of a lot of projects and I'm stressed about the transition with my future successor. I'm looking for advice on how to handle this situation.
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posted by kag
on Dec 22, 2010 -
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I just quit my (bad) job and have no new job to go to. I know I need to be proactively seeking work but I'm suffering from confidence problems and bad personal circumstances and finding it difficult. Any tips or similar stories?
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posted by Franny26
on Dec 8, 2010 -
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I need to resign my job sometime on monday - I'm taking a position at another company. Through contracts and sub-contracts, I have at least 3 different "bosses" who work at three locations - I only sit at the same location as one boss (one of the others is fairly accessible). Is submitting a resignation by email to the off-site bosses acceptable to mainstream north american business etiquette?
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posted by Deep Dish
on Oct 17, 2010 -
11 answers
I quit my job. Do they legally need to pay me until the last day I state, even if they choose to have me leave sooner?
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posted by archimago
on Sep 24, 2010 -
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Not-meaning-to-sound-ungrateful filter: I started a temp job in June covering for a woman who was out having a baby. She's supposed to be back to work in 2 weeks, but I've been unofficially told no one thinks she's going to. I don't particularly like this job but don't know what to do....
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posted by slyboots421
on Sep 10, 2010 -
21 answers
I'm openly looking for a job within my company and will be asked why, do I tell the truth and throw my boss under a bus?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 6, 2010 -
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How do I navigate this increasingly complicated and uncomfortable situation at work which involves lying on other people's part, future fibbing on my part, being angry at my bosses, and potentially following them out the door?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 31, 2010 -
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I'm having trouble dealing with dissatisfaction with my first post-college job, which makes me feel more than a little over-entitled. My frank impression is that the workplace is in shambles and that I'd been lied to in the interview process; more charitably, I'm wondering if perhaps this particular posting just isn't for me. Given the details, what's the best way for me to go about readjusting my mind for the position, readjusting the position for my mind (i.e. closer to what I was told it would be), or giving up the ghost and going for something different?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 17, 2010 -
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I run a small charity that works with several hundred children with about 40 staff doing operations and two people working with me on fundraising and management. I'm unpaid and fulltime, and completely burnt out but it's not a job I can quit or handover immediately - I'm doing a transition to half-time, but it will take another six months, due to the specialised work. How do I stop myself from just setting fire to my desk one day?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 10, 2010 -
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I spent several days debating the pros and the cons of accepting a new job offer. I accepted the new job, quit my current job, and am in the middle of my 'last two weeks'. And I think I really regret quitting. Help.
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posted by Kololo
on Jul 8, 2010 -
17 answers
Do you have any suggestions for wanting to
want to quit smoking? And what's the latest and greatest in smoking cessation these days anyway?
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posted by DarlingBri
on Jul 3, 2010 -
39 answers
I live in upstate NY. What's the shortest distance from me to cheap cigarettes? Halp, they be taxing my vice too much.
posted by Area Control
on Jun 22, 2010 -
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I'm thinking about quitting my job, not because I hate it (in fact I love what I'm doing). I would quit to take time to rest and recover.
The questions: Are the consequences worth it, or should I treat this as an impulsive escape fantasy?
Tried this yourself? Did you have the positive outcomes you had hoped for? Any suggestions or insight?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 20, 2010 -
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Do you have any good methods for "hacking" nicotine-reduction insomnia? I'm quitting smoking, and I can successfully handle the withdrawal during the day using meditation, exercise and willpower. However, when it's time to sleep, I just don't get sleepy or tired unless I have a cigarette.
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posted by krilli
on Jun 15, 2010 -
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Anxiety Filter: I took this job knowing that I would have to leave it after only a few months. Now I must give notice, and I feel overwhelmed with anxiety about it. Advice?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 3, 2010 -
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I'm an artist. I owe a lot to my "Mentor". She & I established an art group that has been somewhat successful (we've had good group shows and made a bit of a name for ourselves). Unfortunately, I REALLY want to quit--and I'm having trouble thinking "how" I can quit.
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posted by naplesyellow
on Jun 2, 2010 -
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I am 3 weeks away from finishing my first on-campus semester of university. After much though, last week I decided that I will definitely not be continuing my studies - and now I am struggling to motivate myself to finish the semester. How can I get motivated? Or should I just not bother (secretly want to hear this but know it's not sensible, and I should at least try to pass so as not to burn bridges)
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posted by Chrysalis
on May 18, 2010 -
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