Handing your notice in! Great!

Spanner · 19-09-2006, 20:38

So how good does handing your notice in feel? GGRREEAATT!!!

I've had to commute 55 miles a day to work wasting a good 3-4 hours a day and when i get there its so frustrating as i feel they really dont know what they are doing, I'm not doing what i should be doing and getting bored, manager are not making good engineering decisions and so i endup getting stressed. I didnt like how i ended up, i had no life, i ended up being quite run down, and no time or energy to enjoy things, hobbies etc.

I'd decided about a year and a half ago to move on and so mentally i couldnt care less, i'd already left! I hadnt had that many interviews but felt my defense background was putting people off in civvy street, but the last months had seem more relevant stuff appear and was starting to feel a bit better about interviews, at times feeling i need to direct them a bit as they werent asking the right things.

Then a post appeared local to my parents in a company that does some interesting stuff that seemed to have more of an engineering emphasis. Not to mention staying back at home briefly while i sort out selling my flat. So admittidely it was the first offer i had, but still I feel its a chance to move on up and with more money!

Strange thing is most people there anrt happy and i've been talking to a few people about my job hunting experiences as i think they realised i needed to do something.

But actually handing my notice was rather bizarre as it seemed most people wanted to stand there at watch me! egging me on to do it that morning.

Anyway i just wanted say this as its like a huge weight has lifted, and i'm looking forward to things now and a new job. Its nice to actually feel wanted in a job! how long will that last......

***ncarring*** · 19-09-2006, 20:41

I hope it works out well for you - sometimes the notice period is exciting, and then the new job turns out to be, well, just a job, a bit like the last one. But they say a change is as good as a rest, so go for it!

Quinten · 19-09-2006, 20:48

I love handing in notices... "Dear Sir, Madam, I resign."

Or am I the only one who keeps it short and to the point?

bobz · 19-09-2006, 20:54

Good for you!

I hope you really enjoy your new job

heresmo · 19-09-2006, 21:15

Well, however the new job turns out, if it gives you a chance to sort out some other things, then that alone will invigorate and inspire you, will cause you to be dancing in the street and goodness only knows what else

Let us know about the elsies in due course

Best
Mo

skodaw · 19-09-2006, 21:22

Congratulations !!

Yes it does feel good doesnt it. I've done it twice in the last three months

And the second time, I put the letter on the bosses desk and walked!!

Feels fantastic. Hope your new job worksout. Mine didnt but I dont regret it as it has let me sort quite a few things out!!

apd007 · 19-09-2006, 21:27

I've done it once, it is great, one of the best feelings in the world.

My boss sat me down after I handed my notice in and was fishing around to see if there was any way I would stay.

biomulv · 19-09-2006, 23:34

Hi , may I ask what area of design you are in?

JPreston · 19-09-2006, 23:39

Handing in notice is great; as it happens my notice period ends this Friday. After that I start contracting... in my old job at my old desk except for loads more money, going home at 17:00, and not having to pretend I like my boss/play office politics/buy in to the strategic direction. In fact I won't have to use phrases like 'buy in to the strategic direction' anymore either

Mike Wrightson · 20-09-2006, 09:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quinten

I love handing in notices... "Dear Sir, Madam, I resign."

Or am I the only one who keeps it short and to the point?

Nope, my last one was almost exactly that

heresmo · 20-09-2006, 11:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPreston

... In fact I won't have to use phrases like 'buy in to the strategic direction' anymore either

Good luck!

Mo

Spanner · 20-09-2006, 12:48

Thanks guys!

All i was waiting for was the second offer to arrive in the post so for a few days, it was like, not today then! I could hand it in early but you just never know, they could turn around and decline it then you are in deep...

Strange thing, my manager said well done, and shook my hand!

Yeah i'm sure all companies are similair so give it a few months and it will be back to normal. We currently have contractors here and have spoken to them about going that route but i'm not sure i could hanndle the level of insecurity and continously moving around to different companies.

I like to think i'm a mechanical engineer and have only worked in the defense sector, though this company does do more offensive stuff. Used to work in Crawley for a big defence firm.....

Building up to the point i so wanted to tell them EXACTLY what i thought, but you realise that it isnt the best thing to do and could potentially ruin any chances of going back( you never know) and even a reference for your new job.

19-09-2006, 20:38	#1
Spanner Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mid Beds Posts: 423 Members Car: fab vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Handing your notice in! Great! So how good does handing your notice in feel? GGRREEAATT!!! I've had to commute 55 miles a day to work wasting a good 3-4 hours a day and when i get there its so frustrating as i feel they really dont know what they are doing, I'm not doing what i should be doing and getting bored, manager are not making good engineering decisions and so i endup getting stressed. I didnt like how i ended up, i had no life, i ended up being quite run down, and no time or energy to enjoy things, hobbies etc. I'd decided about a year and a half ago to move on and so mentally i couldnt care less, i'd already left! I hadnt had that many interviews but felt my defense background was putting people off in civvy street, but the last months had seem more relevant stuff appear and was starting to feel a bit better about interviews, at times feeling i need to direct them a bit as they werent asking the right things. Then a post appeared local to my parents in a company that does some interesting stuff that seemed to have more of an engineering emphasis. Not to mention staying back at home briefly while i sort out selling my flat. So admittidely it was the first offer i had, but still I feel its a chance to move on up and with more money! Strange thing is most people there anrt happy and i've been talking to a few people about my job hunting experiences as i think they realised i needed to do something. But actually handing my notice was rather bizarre as it seemed most people wanted to stand there at watch me! egging me on to do it that morning. Anyway i just wanted say this as its like a huge weight has lifted, and i'm looking forward to things now and a new job. Its nice to actually feel wanted in a job! how long will that last...... __________________ Fabia vRS forunner to the Bentley Continental GT Briskoda - Skoda's illegitimate family Mods: Superchip, K&N filter, Eibach springs, FSD dampers, black front grille,

19-09-2006, 20:41	#2
*ncarring* Don't talk, drive! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The B roads of Britain Posts: 12,953 Members Car: 1983 Porsche 928S / 1972 MGB GT Thanks: 16 Thanked 94 Times in 77 Posts	Re: Handing your notice in! Great! I hope it works out well for you - sometimes the notice period is exciting, and then the new job turns out to be, well, just a job, a bit like the last one. But they say a change is as good as a rest, so go for it! __________________ Nick North Wiltshire RoADAR

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heresmo Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,554 Members Car: Thanks: 50 Thanked 143 Times in 123 Posts	Re: Handing your notice in! Great! Well, however the new job turns out, if it gives you a chance to sort out some other things, then that alone will invigorate and inspire you, will cause you to be dancing in the street and goodness only knows what else Let us know about the elsies in due course Best Mo __________________

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JPreston Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hertfordshi-yer Posts: 944 Members Car: Octavia vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Handing your notice in! Great! Handing in notice is great; as it happens my notice period ends this Friday. After that I start contracting... in my old job at my old desk except for loads more money, going home at 17:00, and not having to pretend I like my boss/play office politics/buy in to the strategic direction. In fact I won't have to use phrases like 'buy in to the strategic direction' anymore either

20-09-2006, 12:48	#12
Spanner Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mid Beds Posts: 423 Members Car: fab vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Handing your notice in! Great! Thanks guys! All i was waiting for was the second offer to arrive in the post so for a few days, it was like, not today then! I could hand it in early but you just never know, they could turn around and decline it then you are in deep... Strange thing, my manager said well done, and shook my hand! Yeah i'm sure all companies are similair so give it a few months and it will be back to normal. We currently have contractors here and have spoken to them about going that route but i'm not sure i could hanndle the level of insecurity and continously moving around to different companies. I like to think i'm a mechanical engineer and have only worked in the defense sector, though this company does do more offensive stuff. Used to work in Crawley for a big defence firm..... Building up to the point i so wanted to tell them EXACTLY what i thought, but you realise that it isnt the best thing to do and could potentially ruin any chances of going back( you never know) and even a reference for your new job. __________________ Fabia vRS forunner to the Bentley Continental GT Briskoda - Skoda's illegitimate family Mods: Superchip, K&N filter, Eibach springs, FSD dampers, black front grille,

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