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i went into work today and gave notice of my leaving to my boss. i dont leave until dec, so effectivley ive given about 8 weeks notice but she was grateful because she has to start looking for someone to replace me.

it was really bad because i started crying. thats wierd isnt it. im going to miss working there so much, but at least now i can not feel like a terrible person every time i go work because i know that im leaving. And i dont have to worry about slipping up and talking about my trip.

i am excited about my trip though. now that ive told my boss im leaving it suddenly feels much more real.

good for you nic that must be a load off your shoulders. I am giving notice on monday but I won't be crying. I'm sure it will be a different feeling at work now you have done the deed. Best of luck with your travels.

Miss Nic,

I recently did the same thing. I had known about my trip for ages but held off until about 8 weeks prior as well. I was always mindful of what I was saying and many a time I almost let it out. Anyways, I let them know and I as well am upset. The director I work for is great and has been so flexible with me. He wrote me a letter that made me cry, it was nice of him and I will miss working here..not the working..but the people. He has had loads of people apply for my position and interviewing begins next week. People are dispensable in the corporate world. I am officially done work on November 11 which gives me 11 days to bum around and do last minute things before I head out. I can not wait and good on you for putting in your notice. I know once work is officially done for me the time is going to fly..more so than it already is.

I too am quitting on Nov. 11, although not to leave immediately for my trip (that's next June.) It finally started to sink in yesterday that this place I've been going to five days a week for almost three years is not going to be part of my life anymore. I liked my co-workers a lot. But I'm excited to do something new, to move home, to have a holiday season without stress, to have time to plan my trip.

It's time to move on.

I too have 'quit', although only in a similar capacity as Venice22 - even though I'm not going until next June I feel its time to make a change (again) and find something else to do up until I leave. My CV looks like a right mess as it is (I have a tendency to want to change jobs every 6-12 months, some sort of self-destruct thing I guess..!) but I'm gonna be moving back with my parents in the new year to save more money, so it looks like I'll temp for the time being if I can.

Change is good. Go with it and see where it takes you.

Tomorrow is Rememberance Day..so I finish work one day early. Today is my final day and I don't really know how I feel. I'm not happy, but I'm not sad..I think I've come to the realization though that I'm doing it..I'm leaving in 12 days for SEA to finally live my dreams. Crazy crazy...

My final day is Friday, but my co-workers had my send-off party yesterday. Weird, man, weird. It's always so awkward: bad jokes, goofy cards, the silence during the ceremonial cake-cutting. I was shocked and touched by my going away gift, a $120 gift certificate to Amazon. I had no idea they liked me that much

I know I'll be happy when I finally walk out that door. And I know I'd be mindlessly depressed if I weren't leaving. It's just the getting out the door part that's kind of hard.

Ah vell. As I read somewhere, once you make a decision you can afford the luxury of regret.

(Lancashirehotpot: Moving in with the parents? Me too! Are you as scared as I am? I have visions of myself after three months, scanning the Internet to read Lizzie Borden bios.)

Actually, I am a little scared about moving back in with the folks! The thing is, I have to move back to my home town too - there's friends and faces that are bound never to have gone further than their own font door, faces I've forgotten - many for a good reason - now THAT'S sure as hell gonna be scary.

I moved back in with parents back in February 2005 after living in my own place for close to 6 years. I'm now 26 so as you can imagine it was a bit of a shock.

It starts being a novelty as you get your washing done, tea made, etc etc etc.....after a while that wears off and they really start to annoy you....especially the closer you get to going away (in fact everything annoys you the nearer you get to your leaving date).

My advice is this:

1. Get yourself on the computer as much as you can surfing for things to do with your travels...this is not only constructive but also keeps you sane...acts as a reminder that living with your parents is a necassary evil

2. Meet up with people you haven't seen for a while...i did and it was a god send...few of them understand my need for travel but they're all jealous as hell...also as they know they won't be seeing you for a while they make the extra effort to make sure you have a good time before you go.

On top of this you'll be surprised how many of them suddenly get the travel bug and decide that they are going to come and meet you at some point in your journey...whether you want them to or not is a different matter.

And remember this....it is your mum's duty to nag, whinge, worry, fuss and all the rest.

If all else fails then just walk out of the house and chill out for an hour or so on your own...at least that way you'll get used to your own company, which is a good thing seen as you'll have little choice on some parts of your trip.

Excellent advice once again from the Bavillmeister. I'll remember those tips.

You guys scare me with all that talk of moving back in with your parents. What's the deal with that? People reach a certain age and need to shed the training wheels and the security of Mom and Dad.

You might have guessed I'm a parent. Yup, two in their very late teens that still live with me. That's cool for now with school and everything, but when the time comes that they decide to leave the nest and I catch them both out of the house at the same, I tell 'em I'll change the locks, rent the house and leave a forwarding address and encourage them to drop in once in a while. Oh, by the way, my new address will end in hotmail.com, for a while anyway since I'll be off trotting around the globe.

Just gottago,

I agree! The "little ones" (25 & 22) got the lecture early on. If you are in school you can live here (or dorm) and I will support you. Once you are not, you will officially be an adult with all the responsibilities that go along with it!! They balked at first but the both have their own place now. I doesn't look good for them moving back since I moved into a loft condo....basically just one room.

I am saving all my money to take off. I can't be supporting them. It's my turn now!!!

There's only one reason why I'm moving back in with my folks and that's to save a heap load of money on things like rent, council tax, bills and food costs. I'll still have to pay my 'rents some rent, but that's to be expected as I'm nearly 25 and it wouldn't be fair on them otherwise.

As far as 'training wheels' - I've been living as an independent, self-sufficient adult for several years now, I have no real desire to want to move back in with my folks, it's a financial neccesity in order to fund my trip. My parents are cool with that and so am I. I guess they're just understanding of my situation, so in a way I'm lucky to have parents that want to help my acheive my dreams.

Plus I get nice home cooked meals 'like a mama used to make'.

I hear you Lancashirehotpot. Kudos to your parents, and to you when I hear that some form on contribution to household expenses is part of the deal.

I'm here to support and encourage my kids in the achievement of their dreams and aspirations as well. Example - When I dropped my 19 year old son off at the airport for a partially funded 3 month European walkabout this past summer. Seeing the world is most definitely something I urge people to do when they are young(er). Life can have a funny way of catching up with a person and before you know it, you're in a situation where it's just not that simple to pick up and go anymore.

Enjoy Mama's cooking!

Have you ever had the situation where you are very familiar with a job and drema of leaving sometime on the future. Your job is the same almost everyday and you know the routine. You can imagine how your last day will be?

When your last day gets close, the company changes, your workspace is re designed, new employees, new routine and a boss with an attitude. Everything different.

That has happened to me more than once and its strange. Almost like the universe is changing with me.

I haven't been on this thread for quite some time and it would appear that the mothers of the board have ganged up on a few of us for bineg "mummy's boys"

I'm deeply hurt, I think they've got the wrong end of the stick....as far as moving back in with parents goes it really is a last choice (we probably want to move back in with our parents less than you'd want us to move back in).

Everybody rise up, kids (if I'm a kid at 26) against parents....ha ha ha!!!!

PS scubamama & Just Gottago, any more picking on us and I'll tell my mum of you!!!

Ahh, I don't think they're ganging up on us Ian, I think its just their way of expressing the 'gentle push out of the nest' concept that all parents tend to do. It's human nature I guess, if I had kids and they were my age, I'd probably have the same stance on the situation.

In truth, I actually think my parents miss the presence of kids around the house to a certain degree (I have 2 younger brothers, one whom I live with (23) and another (19) who still lives at home). They know it's only temporary, and soon enough they'll be worrying about me when I'm half-way round the world I imagine. Like JustGottago says, life can catch up pretty fast, and perhaps today's generation of parents are more understanding of this than previous generations have been, so they want their kids to do well/fulfill their hopes & ambitions.

Right, I'm sounding like a self-help book, so it's back to the grind for me...

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Have you ever had the situation where you are very familiar with a job and drema of leaving sometime on the future. Your job is the same almost everyday and you know the routine. You can imagine how your last day will be?

When your last day gets close, the company changes, your workspace is re designed, new employees, new routine and a boss with an attitude. Everything different.

That has happened to me more than once and its strange. Almost like the universe is changing with me.

I'm curious about what you mean Nick - I leave my job on Friday (gotta find something else until next June though!), and not much is changing round here at the mo, I personally can't wait to leave. I sort of get what you're saying, but wondered if you could clarify a little.

J.

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Originally posted by Lancashirehotpot:
Ahh, I don't think they're ganging up on us Ian, I think its just their way of expressing the 'gentle push out of the nest' concept that all parents tend to do. It's human nature I guess, if I had kids and they were my age, I'd probably have the same stance on the situation.

Gentle push, mine was more like a swift boot up the arse. Bless them though, despite them enjoying their freedom since I moved out they were happy to let me come back for a bit so I could realise my dreams of travel.

I also did them a big favour too by inspiring them....they recently booked to travel the East Coast of Australia for a month, they get there in April.

That's what I tried to do with my parents - I only found out a couple of months ago that before I was born (being the eldest), they were considering emmigrating to New Zealand!

I began trying to convince them to look into moving abroad, but you then realise that there is a lot more tying them down to where they are than I first thought. That's why I should feel lucky I guess, I feel like I've caught myself at just the right time in my life to go and explore what the world has to offer .


Now somebody please shoot me before I change into a lump of Chedder.