If you’re brave enough
to say good-bye,
life will reward you
with a new hello.
Paulo Coehlo
The hardest part about leaving my job is not the fear of where my money will come from. The hardest part will be missing the people I work with. Over the next few months, I will continue to say good-bye as people start to leave to their new locations and move onto new hellos sooner than I will.
Once you are free of the 9 to 5 (or whatever hours you worked!) and have time to devote to writing/art/photography etc – you will find your new working day is 5am – 1am. And that still won’t be enough! I curse having to go to sleep. It is sad saying goodbye to co-workers though. You’ll find new ones at all the coffee shops you and your laptop will visit. ?
Having gone through this earlier this year, the goodbyes are indeed difficult. I worked with a close knit team and I know I will never find this same positive team environment to work in ever again. It still hurts to remember the ‘way things were.’ But I have adjusted and leading up to the ‘break up’ was almost worse than closing the door and walking away. My heart goes out to you, Jennifer.
I have been wishing and wanted for something new, something that doesn’t feel like going to work every day. I’m hoping one day soon to make the leap of faith!
I’ve finally decided that this will be my last year of teaching. I started in 1976 and was off for about 6 years when my children were young. The school where I presently work has been my second home for the last 18 years. The hardest part for me will be leaving life long friends and saying good-bye to the children. I’m not worried about the lack of money. Now that the mortgage is paid off I am already feeling like a huge load has been lifted off my shoulders. I’m looking forward to the next adventure in my life.
It never really is about the money anyways. It’s always been about the relationships, which makes saying good-be the hardest part.