Senioritis / Quitting-my-job-soon-ioritis Forum

[GFox345]

To those of you attending admitted student events this week, make sure to enjoy them! I attended one two weeks ago, and it was amazing. However, at this point I have to admit that I'd rather do just about anything than be at work. 17 work days left, guys. I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel!

[schocolate]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

[capricasixx]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

I'm not going to any ASWs this week but I am skipping out of work at lunch today to sit in on a class at Hastings. #AnywhereButWork2016

[07152016]

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[EnderWiggin]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

haven't gone to the bathroom to cry yet, so fairly well

[SlithyTove]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

[schocolate]

I'm not going to any ASWs this week but I am skipping out of work at lunch today to sit in on a class at Hastings. #AnywhereButWork2016

Ooh, what class?

Slowly dying of boredom at my desk. I started a countdown until my last day of work but it's so far awayyyyy

How many days do you have?

haven't gone to the bathroom to cry yet, so fairly well

This is how I measure the quality of my days as well.

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

What are you going to bring?

[capricasixx]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

This +5,000,000

As we speak I am passing the time by adding up my basic monthly expenses to see if I can take July off completely. It started off with "we don't really need cable" and I've made it all the way to "what actually happens if you don't pay your water bill?"

[capricasixx]

I'm not going to any ASWs this week but I am skipping out of work at lunch today to sit in on a class at Hastings. #AnywhereButWork2016

Ooh, what class?

Crim Law! I am excite.

[TheKisSquared]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

Insane. no ASW but I am doing a GULC lecture at the Supreme Court today!
Also we're preparing for Oral Arguments before the fed circuit at work and the attorneys are going crazy (hence why I'm not actually doing the GULC ASW)

[SlithyTove]

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

What are you going to bring?

I'm supposed to bring salad. I don't have a recipe yet but I'm aiming for a high bacon to vegetable ratio.

[EnderWiggin]

I'm aiming for a high bacon to vegetable ratio.

This is the credited motto wrt both salads and life

[TheKisSquared]

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

What are you going to bring?

I'm supposed to bring salad. I don't have a recipe yet but I'm aiming for a high bacon to vegetable ratio.

my kind of salad.

[SlithyTove]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

This +5,000,000

As we speak I am passing the time by adding up my basic monthly expenses to see if I can take July off completely. It started off with "we don't really need cable" and I've made it all the way to "what actually happens if you don't pay your water bill?"

I'm currently in the "I can live on $2 bags of tortilla chips" phase which is working well with "how much money can I get if I sell all my furniture on craigslist?"

[capricasixx]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

This +5,000,000

As we speak I am passing the time by adding up my basic monthly expenses to see if I can take July off completely. It started off with "we don't really need cable" and I've made it all the way to "what actually happens if you don't pay your water bill?"

I'm currently in the "I can live on $2 bags of tortilla chips" phase which is working well with "how much money can I get if I sell all my furniture on craigslist?"

How big are these $2 bags of chips? Maybe this would be a good carb complement to my all-beans diet plan

[SlithyTove]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

This +5,000,000

As we speak I am passing the time by adding up my basic monthly expenses to see if I can take July off completely. It started off with "we don't really need cable" and I've made it all the way to "what actually happens if you don't pay your water bill?"

I'm currently in the "I can live on $2 bags of tortilla chips" phase which is working well with "how much money can I get if I sell all my furniture on craigslist?"

How big are these $2 bags of chips? Maybe this would be a good carb complement to my all-beans diet plan

Full size! Santitas are a lifesaver.

[jtg21]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

This +5,000,000

As we speak I am passing the time by adding up my basic monthly expenses to see if I can take July off completely. It started off with "we don't really need cable" and I've made it all the way to "what actually happens if you don't pay your water bill?"

Wait this so much. I wasn't planning on quitting til my 2 year mark in the third week of July, but I've been seriously considering moving that date up a week or two or 4 months...

[TheKisSquared]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

This +5,000,000

As we speak I am passing the time by adding up my basic monthly expenses to see if I can take July off completely. It started off with "we don't really need cable" and I've made it all the way to "what actually happens if you don't pay your water bill?"

Wait this so much. I wasn't planning on quitting til my 2 year mark in the third week of July, but I've been seriously considering moving that date up a week or two or 4 months...

I get paid bi-weekly so July ends up having an 'extra' paycheck this year. It's been motivating me to stay on until August 1.
Luckily most of my time now is being spent training my replacement. It's great. if something comes up I'm like "[Minion], why don't you learn how to do this?" *eats a bagel*

[SlithyTove]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

This +5,000,000

As we speak I am passing the time by adding up my basic monthly expenses to see if I can take July off completely. It started off with "we don't really need cable" and I've made it all the way to "what actually happens if you don't pay your water bill?"

Wait this so much. I wasn't planning on quitting til my 2 year mark in the third week of July, but I've been seriously considering moving that date up a week or two or 4 months...

Do it! I'm quitting June 10th and it can't come soon enough.

[capricasixx]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

This +5,000,000

As we speak I am passing the time by adding up my basic monthly expenses to see if I can take July off completely. It started off with "we don't really need cable" and I've made it all the way to "what actually happens if you don't pay your water bill?"

Wait this so much. I wasn't planning on quitting til my 2 year mark in the third week of July, but I've been seriously considering moving that date up a week or two or 4 months...

Do it! I'm quitting June 10th and it can't come soon enough.

My manager just assigned me a small writing project due July 27th so clearly I need to be gone by July 26th.

[GFox345]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

This +5,000,000

As we speak I am passing the time by adding up my basic monthly expenses to see if I can take July off completely. It started off with "we don't really need cable" and I've made it all the way to "what actually happens if you don't pay your water bill?"

I can understand the struggle completely. When I committed to Michigan in December and confirmed that I would be starting at the end of May, I immediately started brainstorming a way to stop working at the beginning of March. However, I made the terrible mistake of mentioning this in passing to my mother on the phone, and she had a come-to-Jesus talk with me about how "grown ass men do not take three-month vacations." I am not sure if I buy that, but the guilt trip worked. So I resolved that grown ass men surely can take two-months off and planned for April 1st. However, I soon came to terms with the fact that it's going to be my last month in a city that I love, and I am going to want to spend money. So I am working 3 more weeks until April 22nd in order to give myself a realistic budget and to help my boss out because she desperately needs the help. My hope is that this will turn into a great reference when I got to apply for BigLaw after Law School but who knows?

Anyway, in December, the thought of working until the end of April seemed to be an absolutely insurmountable task. I was already so bored at my job and ready to get on with it, but I kept going. It really only becomes crushing when you think about it all at once like that. For instance, at least in my case, thinking that I have three weeks (or three months) left is a LOT more daunting than thinking that I have two more days left this week, and more daunting still than thinking that I can (hopefully) leave work in 5 hours. You've just got to think about it in the smallest unit possible for the sake of your sanity. Even if it comes down to setting a countdown on your phone until your lunch break (I'm not crazy, right?)

Good luck, guys. We will make it!

[SlithyTove]

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

What are you going to bring?

I'm supposed to bring salad. I don't have a recipe yet but I'm aiming for a high bacon to vegetable ratio.

my kind of salad.

My co-worker is making chocolate fondue. I will be bringing extra bacon for dipping. On second thought, do we even need salad?

[WinterComing]

I'm considering making a choosing thread just to kill a few minutes at work (and of course to get TLS' invaluable advice).

[07152016]

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[SlithyTove]

how are all the non-asw-ers today?

So, so bored. Just over two months left and I'm alternating between being super stressed out about not having enough time to save money and wanting to quit early because I'm so. freaking. bored.

But we're having an office potluck on Friday so there's a bright spot on the horizon.

This +5,000,000

As we speak I am passing the time by adding up my basic monthly expenses to see if I can take July off completely. It started off with "we don't really need cable" and I've made it all the way to "what actually happens if you don't pay your water bill?"

I can understand the struggle completely. When I committed to Michigan in December and confirmed that I would be starting at the end of May, I immediately started brainstorming a way to stop working at the beginning of March. However, I made the terrible mistake of mentioning this in passing to my mother on the phone, and she had a come-to-Jesus talk with me about how "grown ass men do not take three-month vacations." I am not sure if I buy that, but the guilt trip worked. So I resolved that grown ass men surely can take two-months off and planned for April 1st. However, I soon came to terms with the fact that it's going to be my last month in a city that I love, and I am going to want to spend money. So I am working 3 more weeks until April 22nd in order to give myself a realistic budget and to help my boss out because she desperately needs the help. My hope is that this will turn into a great reference when I got to apply for BigLaw after Law School but who knows?

Anyway, in December, the thought of working until the end of April seemed to be an absolutely insurmountable task. I was already so bored at my job and ready to get on with it, but I kept going. It really only becomes crushing when you think about it all at once like that. For instance, at least in my case, thinking that I have three weeks (or three months) left is a LOT more daunting than thinking that I have two more days left this week, and more daunting still than thinking that I can (hopefully) leave work in 5 hours. You've just got to think about it in the smallest unit possible for the sake of your sanity. Even if it comes down to setting a countdown on your phone until your lunch break (I'm not crazy, right?)

Good luck, guys. We will make it!

You might be a little crazy but I like it. Also, I'm taking a three month vacation. Mom has no idea what she's talking about.