It was my last day of working at Raytheon on Monday. It was a very difficult decision since I had a good job with excellent pay. If you know me, I'm conservative financially. Leaving my stable job goes against everything I have thought about my personal finances.
There are more than enough articles stating that you should quit your job if you don't love your job. But what they never state is how you can afford to do so. Life isn't cheap; there's housing, health and car insurance, and food to buy.
My job was no longer as satisfying and was not heading towards where I wanted to be in my career. Also, I did not feel it was fair to the company that I was not putting all my effort into the work I was doing because I wasn't doing what I really wanted. With savings built up from the past five years, I have been fortunate to be able to leave my job under my terms. I'm just a spoiled millennial that can't keep a job, right?
Currently I'm a combination of anxious and excited (probably leaning more towards the former). Unlike most people that leave their jobs, I don't have anything lined up. I expected people's reactions to this to be something like "That's foolish", but I retrieved contrasting responses being very supportive and confident I will be successful in anything I do. There is a chance of that they were just being friendly and saying "right" thing for that situation; I like to think it their gestures were genuine.
The past five years, I have worked with and met plenty of amazing people, many of which, I plan to remain friends for the rest of my life.
So what's next? Currently unknown. I'm welcoming opportunities of all types! Let me know if you have anything you would think I would be a good fit for!
This will probably be one of those moments where I say my life changed forever. Whether it be good or bad, only time will tell.
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