There are a number of reasons for leaving a job.
People leave jobs to move on to something ‘better’, or because of illness, retrenchment or retirement.
Other reasons can relate to workplace bullying, or a partner being transferred in their employment.
I recently left a job after eighteen years, and although I instigated the move, there has still been a sense of ‘what do I do now’, and a sense of loss!
I originally took the job on as a temporary ‘fill in’ to help make ends meet while we started our business. It was a casual position to begin with, but as time went on, it demanded more of my time.
I enjoyed my time there, and it was good to us, enabling us to buy and sell property, as well as providing a great standard of living.
I was also able to continue my studies at the same time, increase my skill levels and gain qualifications that I would otherwise not have had.
Over the past few months though, I had become more and more uncomfortable there, and for my wife, at times a real pain in the butt.
I’d come to realise that any dreams that I had of writing full time, and travelling were slowly being crushed by the daily grind.
I guess the sense of loss is due to the fact that our jobs become so much a part of our everyday lives, that we begin to use them as a badge of identity.
Don’t believe me? Next time you introduce yourself to someone, listen to how you do it, and what you say.