Why I’m quitting my job:
I am fairly ambivalent about the job.
It doesn’t pay me much
I’ve been feeling mismanaged
I have no commitment to my current job or career path
Recent stupid management trick was the straw
In short, not worth putting up with
Why I’m going to san francisco:
Far better dating possibilities
Lots of friends, new and old, fewer of whom will be graduating & moving any time soon
Better public transportation (excellent in sf itself, crappy in da burbs, of course)
Like the coast, the parks, etc
Like the neighborhoods.
Tuition discount (~$11k) should I get into my first choice university
I’d probably have to move anyway, given lack of long-term reliable roomie.
(in short, I like the area, and expect to have fun there, even on a tight budget
& I’m not making another long term locational commitment to a place I expect to not like)
Concerns & responses:
Health Insurance?
COBRA for the few months it should take me to find a job
Can I afford it?
I have two paychecks coming. Then there’s my $1kish tax return and $400 housing
deposit. With all this, I can afford a few frugal months, including COBRA, food,
shelter, cell phone contract (can’t terminate without huge fees), student loan, debt
consolidation loan, transportation, and a very modest entertainment budget (library will
be my friend)
Friends?
I will miss those in the burgh, and enjoy those in sf. I will continue to visit
occasionally, when I have $$
Job?
Register with a temp agency after the first week of very active job hunting, continue
job hunting after that, and network socially and through volunteering
A life without stuff?
I rarely spend much time at home these days, so basically, I get by with what I carry
around, and I’ve been carrying around less these days. I will miss the ready access to
my books, and a reliably net-connected computer that is definitively mine (and
dvorak-ized), but books, videos, etc, I can get from the library (net access too), and
I’ll probably take my laptop with (yay, pcmcia modem).
Please to be shooting holes in my plan, so I can patch them. Resignation (effective July 26th) already tendered.
shooting holes
Don’t plan too far ahead … just go where you want to go, and figure out the next step when you get there.
Excellent reasons and ideas; I’ll see you there!
P.S.
As far as libraries, the downtown SF library is VERY good!
stevie… i know when i ran into you in the hallway yesterday i didn’t mention it, but, i think that “following your dream” or whatever you want to call it, is a really good idea. at least at the age we’re at. i can’t imagine it gets any easier to do things like quit your job and move across the country on a whim when you’re older and theoretically have more responsibilities and other problems, so i’m glad you’re getting to do it now.
this was a dumb comment but i did want to just say that. and maybe i’ll catch up with you in SF in a few months 🙂
Following your dream . . .
No, it was a good comment. It doesn’t get any easier as you get older, though stranger things have happened. Gwen and I have a friend who went from looking at homes to buy in Oakland, to losing his job and traveling the world in like two weeks.
When an opportunity comes, grab and hold on . . . if it runs away shoot it in the leg.
Blech
Re: Following your dream . . .
And by this I can see that you can hardly claim ignorance of my moving, and thus will not have to make good on the threat to shoot me should I move out there without informing y’inz 😉
Cool
Get in touch when you get here! 🙂 Would definitely like to say hi and catch up and show you some tasty food places and stuff.
Are you planning to live in the city, or somewhere else?