Weekend Engagement 213, "Have you ever resigned from a job? Did the process go well or badly and was it awkward; did what you moved on to work out?" I won't be adding any photos, because I want to keep the content PG.
Shortly before I started working at the library, when desperate for work to pay even the most basic bills, I accepted a part-time job at a... um... adult novelty store. I was still recovering from an injury which severely limited my physical capabilities on top of undiagnosed food allergies and chronic illness that had contributed to losing my previous job. It was a bad time, but one does what must be done to get by.
It was while I was working there when the local library announced a part-time opening as well. It was only two days a week, but it was a way to get my foot in the door at a job which far better suited my temperament and interests while also offering a far shorter commute. Win-win! But for a time, I needed both jobs to even hope to make ends meet.
It was only when changes at the library offered enough hours thanks to a resignation and restructuring that I finally had the option to choose one or the other. The job I liked actually offered an opportunity for stability. So I did the responsible thing and tendered my resignation with a proper two-weeks notice.
The manager demanded I turn in my key immediately and wait for my final paycheck to be mailed. That was it. Done. The entire job was awkward, and I don't regret leaving.
"Kids these days have no respect," the elders say. They forget they also told us for years that respect is earned, not given. Then they did everything in their power to lose our respect by erecting barriers and leveling false accusations.
Now, many years later, I find myself at a crossroads at the library, too. Management has changed, and not for the better. The political backlash against left-wing authoritarian nonsense is resulting in ignorant right-wing authoritarian nonsense pervading everything as COVID refugees flee to rural areas, overturning local culture and imposing their will while they drive out others with rising costs of living.
Perhaps I will need to resign again. If only it were as easy as abandoning my last job. I have no backup plan.
