I Left My Job During a Pandemic

I started in January, moved to a new city, got a new apartment, and made my boyfriend get a new job, so he could move with me. All this just to leave said job three and a half months later. It wasn’t planned; I would’ve stayed longer!

Mind you, I had worked for this company for almost five years! I love the company it’s great 10/10, the job that I had 2/10. In the beginning, I was so excited I thought this job was the one. I thought I could put in my time for six months to a year and move up to a higher position, but you are out of your mind if you thought I could stay in that position longer. The company yes that job not so much.

It’s not that everyday all day was bad it was that for me, I didn’t want to wake up every day sick to my stomach thinking about going to work. I mean every day just felt awful, also I cried a lot. People would yell at you almost every day, and I understood there is a lot happening in the world now, but I wasn’t made to be someone’s punching bag. Sometimes the managers or team leads weren’t all that helpful either. I was still newer and if I ask a question, don’t make me feel like I’m bothering you! It’s the manager’s job to help us, at least that’s what my manager told me in my first one-on-one meeting. He lied. I couldn’t handle it all. I put in my two weeks, and May 4th was my last day.

I didn’t decide lightly, like I said I was going into my fifth-year with the company. I made a lot of friends working for this company, and I met my best friend at the first place I worked at. I talked everything over with my other half, my boyfriend. I planned out everything I needed to pay for, to make sure I don’t fall behind on my bills; I made sure I have enough to pay for this overpriced apartment. I made sure I thought of it all before I made my decision.

Did I do the right thing? I know it was the right thing for me to do; I feel a huge weight lifted from my shoulders. It’s a little weird that I’m not working, I’ve been working since I was 16 and that was over 10 years ago. I will actually start school in the summer for something that I have wanted to do forever but always put on the back burner now I will do it! I couldn’t be happier! Leaving my job was the best thing for me and it just happened that it was during a pandemic, but I’m not worried.