Self-Tests Are So Fun!!!
So I mentioned last week that I quit my job. I really thought I did, too, but as my friend, Bo, reminded me “Sometimes you find that you THINK you've quit but no one who works with you is aware of that fact.” She gave me a few tips and suggested I run the following self-test to see if I need to be more specific with my quitting.
A) They have taken your name off the phone extension list.
Ok...this has me a little worried. I don’t have my own extension, however, my phone has always sucked and they needed to get a new one which they did in my absence. Should I be concerned that they programmed my home phone number, Kirk’s work #, all 3 kid’s school #’s AND my favorite deli down the street into it?
B) When you come in, they're surprised to see you.
HA! That’s a big, fat YES…..IF having the operations manager fall to her knees while wrapping her arms around your legs and holding on tightly is the universal sign for “CONGRATULATIONS! YOU QUIT! WE COULDN’T BE HAPPIER FOR YOU!!!”
C) There is a box with your coffee mug, Nate's plaster-of-paris handprint and two tubes of lip gloss waiting in the break room - hoping you will come to retrieve it - and when you DO come to retrieve it, they will be surprised to see you.
Oh…I’m doing good here. The only thing I left was a can of diet root beer and somebody drank it. This is a good sign, people!
D) You no longer get a paycheck. Know why? Um yeah, because you NO
LONGER WORK THERE!
I haven’t collected a paycheck in a month! Well, technically, I just haven’t picked it up, but it’s the same thing, right?
So uhm....maybe they're a little fuzzy on what I meant when I said I wasn't coming back, but I bet when I don't show up for work tomorrow, things will be crystal clear! What do ya think?
Posted by PamCHBF at April 17, 2005 05:01 PM