I work for a construction company as an administrative assistant - and the job required a lot of multi-tasking and involved juggling several projects at one time. I rarely stay late, but when we've got big projects due, I have to stay until it's done (two weeks ago I had to stay until 11:20pm working on a project ... not fun). It's not that it's too much work or that I can't handle the requirements of the job - it's that I brought my work home with me and worried about it during the evenings and checked my email outside of work to give me a general idea of what I would have to face when I got back into the office. My stress level was higher than I'd have liked, and I was just so exhausted by the time I got home that all I wanted to do was sit on the couch. For me, a job is something to keep me busy and to add to the family income, not a career to build upon. After a lot of conversation, prayer, and planning, I gave my 2-4 week notice last Monday. I basically said that I understand the value of training and that I'd be willing to stay to train my replacement if they'd like me to do so. I've been compiling my "how-to" document that will serve as an "Instruction Manual" for my position over the last week, as well as tying up loose ends. It will be sad to leave since I've been with the company in my current position 2 1/2 years, but also have worked here since my college days and started in 2004. My co-workers are like my family and I will miss them a lot when I'm gone, but I am confident in my decision and look forward to this new phase in my life!
So, today as I was blog hopping, I was doing a little research on the Money Saving Mom website.
The specific article I started with was this one. I'm really looking forward to starting with these baby steps!!
