Thanks. Just got to make it through these last 7 hours.joobacca wrote:congrats69sofine wrote:Last day is tomorrow.
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- summertimechi
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I seriously am considering subleasing my apt and moving back home to the caribbean with my parents...hoping to make a final decision sometime next week. Hate. My. Job.
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I had to give the Navy 9 months notice. Even with that, I will only have 2+ weeks between my last day of work to pack up my house, move across the country with family & pets and get settled in before day 1. Eeek.
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I am SO ready to quit my job... even though I like it, I am starting to get sick of it...
I'm a BigLaw paralegal in DC... I have an awesome client, and good attorneys to work with, but the work has just become a pain in the A$$, it is not the most intellectually stimulating work in the world...
Just thought I would complain, since its 7pm on a Friday night and I am still at the office (will be for awhile), and then have to come in tomorrow...
I wouldn't complain if I were the attorneys doing this, but paralegals are way underpaid IMHO.
I'm a BigLaw paralegal in DC... I have an awesome client, and good attorneys to work with, but the work has just become a pain in the A$$, it is not the most intellectually stimulating work in the world...
Just thought I would complain, since its 7pm on a Friday night and I am still at the office (will be for awhile), and then have to come in tomorrow...
I wouldn't complain if I were the attorneys doing this, but paralegals are way underpaid IMHO.
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I'm thisclose. August can't come soon enough.
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I got word that I will be laid off in April. The good news is that I'm paid until the end of April (and I don't have to go to work or do anything) then I get a month's worth of severance pay.
I was planning on quitting in June anyway, but I guess now that decision has been made for me.
The question now becomes what do I do between and June?
I was planning on quitting in June anyway, but I guess now that decision has been made for me.
The question now becomes what do I do between and June?
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Temp work? or relax?EyeBeeM wrote:I got word that I will be laid off in April. The good news is that I'm paid until the end of April (and I don't have to go to work or do anything) then I get a month's worth of severance pay.
I was planning on quitting in June anyway, but I guess now that decision has been made for me.
The question now becomes what do I do between and June?
Honestly, depending on how easy it is to get approved wherever you are, and whether or not you would enjoy/be ok at it, try substitute teaching!! I did this between graduating undergrad and finding my job. Decent money, flexible schedule, and something to do, and it can be kinda rewarding/fun if you are that type of person. Just a suggestion.
Sorry to hear about your being laid off. Good luck.
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EyeBeeM wrote:I got word that I will be laid off in April. The good news is that I'm paid until the end of April (and I don't have to go to work or do anything) then I get a month's worth of severance pay.
I was planning on quitting in June anyway, but I guess now that decision has been made for me.
The question now becomes what do I do between and June?
Take that severance pay somewhere warm and pretty where the drinks all come with little umbrellas.
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Thanks for the advice. On one hand, it's sad to be laid off. On the other, this is pretty much perfect timing for me. I get paid to not come to workhoffb86 wrote:Temp work? or relax?EyeBeeM wrote:I got word that I will be laid off in April. The good news is that I'm paid until the end of April (and I don't have to go to work or do anything) then I get a month's worth of severance pay.
I was planning on quitting in June anyway, but I guess now that decision has been made for me.
The question now becomes what do I do between and June?
Honestly, depending on how easy it is to get approved wherever you are, and whether or not you would enjoy/be ok at it, try substitute teaching!! I did this between graduating undergrad and finding my job. Decent money, flexible schedule, and something to do, and it can be kinda rewarding/fun if you are that type of person. Just a suggestion.
Sorry to hear about your being laid off. Good luck.
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Have you told your boss or the people at your job yet? I'm having a hard time trying to decide if I should just wait and give them the two weeks notice whenever I decide to quit or if I should let them know sooner that I'll be leaving
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I'm not sure if this is applicable everywhere, but does work at my company... Take an extended leave of absence, that way you will keep all your medical benefits even though you aren't working anymore... Also, is anyone doing anything to try and get laid off in this economy? I'm asking my boss to let me go in the next round of layoffs (rumored to be in may), to collect unemployment and severance... But in case that doesn't work, does anyone know how to quit their job and still get unemployment?
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Incidentally, I'm broke and looking for a second job. Weak.
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hjmarkar wrote:I'm not sure if this is applicable everywhere, but does work at my company... Take an extended leave of absence, that way you will keep all your medical benefits even though you aren't working anymore... Also, is anyone doing anything to try and get laid off in this economy? I'm asking my boss to let me go in the next round of layoffs (rumored to be in may), to collect unemployment and severance... But in case that doesn't work, does anyone know how to quit their job and still get unemployment?
+11 for finding out how to quit and get unemployment.
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http://www.larcc.org
Edit #2 to correct misspelling in edit #1. A bit silly, I know.
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joepa wrote:I'm pretty ready. For those of you in jobs where law school isn't a typical career path, how much notice are you giving?
Not sure yet. I might let them know upon admission, I might give them two weeks, and my notice may just be slapping the ever holy dog shit out of someone on my way out. I can't tell at this point.
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This thread both inspires me and makes me want to cry.
It motivated me to read my LR Bible for an extra hour tonight and made me realize that the relief of the thought of giving my job the finger will come sooner than law school admission itself.
I want to cry, though, because it's still over 1 year away for me. I hate my fucking job so much. I'm underpaid and under-challenged. What I wouldn't give for some meaningful work. I was misled about the merits of this position in my interview. And one of my bosses is possessive, anal, and I think she might be bi-polar as well. Plus, the location sucks. It's in a medium-sized city with absolutely zero social scene (unless you are divorced and have kids and you are under 25 years old and you like smoking generic cigarettes and line dancing at the local bowling alley).
It motivated me to read my LR Bible for an extra hour tonight and made me realize that the relief of the thought of giving my job the finger will come sooner than law school admission itself.
I want to cry, though, because it's still over 1 year away for me. I hate my fucking job so much. I'm underpaid and under-challenged. What I wouldn't give for some meaningful work. I was misled about the merits of this position in my interview. And one of my bosses is possessive, anal, and I think she might be bi-polar as well. Plus, the location sucks. It's in a medium-sized city with absolutely zero social scene (unless you are divorced and have kids and you are under 25 years old and you like smoking generic cigarettes and line dancing at the local bowling alley).
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+1 This is why I'm awake at 4AM. Thank you TLS for bringing together my similarly stressed/debted/bitched comrades. Law of physics: two bitched-out/debted/stressed TLSers make a positive.JuryDueT1000 wrote:Or are you going to wait until June/July?
I'll tell you what, I wish I could walk out of this bitch today. Except they pay me too much damn money and I have too many damn bills... I'm ready to SNAP!
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+2 or 3summertimechi wrote:I seriously am considering subleasing my apt and moving back home to the caribbean with my parents...hoping to make a final decision sometime next week. Hate. My. Job.
God, I love this thread. I've suffered with my secret in silence for so long. It is so nice to have found this support group for people facing such ass at work they are thinking about running back home to mommy.
Hmm, that sounded sarcastic, but I'm serious...
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If NYC weren't so expensive and I wasn't about to take out a ton of loans I would quit in May, take a 14 day cruise through Spain, Italy, Greece, and Turkey, come back home, moonlight as a waitress a few days a week, ride my bike in the park, get a tan, lay on the beach, start sailing & kayaking again and just have a really, really amazing and relaxing summer.
But alas, NYC, impending debt, and good old fashioned guilt means all that probably won't happen. Damn my responsible side
But alas, NYC, impending debt, and good old fashioned guilt means all that probably won't happen. Damn my responsible side
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Man, I am so feeling everybody here!
I have been saving up for a summer trip for the past several
months now. I am quitting my job in May and am going to
the French Riviera for 6 weeks to take a language course
so I can become fluent in French. The way I see it, I might
as well live large before my life is over when law school
starts in the fall
I have been saving up for a summer trip for the past several
months now. I am quitting my job in May and am going to
the French Riviera for 6 weeks to take a language course
so I can become fluent in French. The way I see it, I might
as well live large before my life is over when law school
starts in the fall
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im waiting until august and then switching to Per Diem status. I have a wedding to pay for in June so I can't quit just yet.
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Hate to tell you all, but I actually am enjoying what I'm doing and for those of you that aren't think about it: sub teaching. Depending on where you are you can make decent money $10+ an hour, work every day or work when you want to. It's as easy as you want it to be if you don't let little kids get in your head. And most places require only a college degree (and some places require even less like a minimum credit requirement). Plus the hours are good: you're off at 2 or 3, and you never have to worry about being called in to work overtime/weekends.
I see that someone brought the idea up before me, but I figured I'd bump it.
I see that someone brought the idea up before me, but I figured I'd bump it.
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My boss and coworkers are great, and we do some good work on great issues, but I'm just about done being the office jack-of-all-trades and Gofer General. Just got into my highest-priority target school and I don't know how I'm going to avoid slacking off before August rolls around.
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June 26th. Last day of school!!!!
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it is like senioritis, only senioritis didn't involve this much active hatred.hoffb86 wrote:I am definitely ready to... I find myself on these boards quite often during my work day... and I definitely have the equivalent of college's (and high schools) senioritis, except with the workplace!
i'm a sports reporter at a tv station, which sounded cool, and then wasn't. i work nights and weekends, have had to drive 120+ miles one way for high school volleyball games, and get paid $9 an hour. i made more being the kid waving an orange flag outside parking lots near concerts. also, in office space, when the guy says, "in any given day, i'd say i do 15 minutes of real, actual work," i can't decide whether to laugh, or choke back tears. men don't cry.
i have a contract, which includes a liquidated damages clause, so that was a concern for a while. then i showed it to my mom, who is an HR counsel. she laughed. concern alleviated. working at borders until august seems like the best thing for my sanity and the physical well-being of the toolbags i work for.
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