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Gus's avatar

I was 2.5 months into a job that would’ve paid me a $10K sign on bonus at 3 months. My boss was ridiculous in many bad ways and I couldn’t take one more day. With two little kids and a stay-at-home mom whose security I was responsible for providing, I left for lunch, canceled my 1 o’clock, and never went back. Thankfully, it was summer and I got to spend two glorious months enjoying time with my wife and kids before I landed a new job with better pay and a much better culture. I decided my mental health was worth more $10K and it was one of the best decisions of my life!

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Perfectly Imperfect Lynne's avatar

I left a stable hospital job as a health information management professional at the age of 40 quite simply because I didn't want to be the person to wait till retirement (at 55) to start living. That place sucked the life out of me. I was the resource person there, and I was too heavily relied upon as well. No, I didn't make more money to be that resource person. I've had a few stepping-stone jobs since then. I'm now working a medical records summarizer for Share Lawyers. I like knowing that what I do really makes a difference in people's lives. When we settle cases (we win a whole lot of cases), we get lovely comments from our clients. The comment "You saved my life" really speaks to me. It's a job in the background, but it is very important nonetheless, finding the good, the bad, and the ugly in those voluminous medical records, translating from French to English as well if need be.

Government inefficiency, yes, I know about that. Little story. When I worked at the hospital, they went about hiring a temporary clerk. This took quite a bit of time just for a temp job. Five department managers were present to interview the 3 prospective employees. This looked like a firing squad to me. I wonder why because they ended up hiring the least experienced of the 3. You see, they would get a grant for hiring the newly graduated local college student. A lot of wasted time for someone ultimately who didn't quite work out. This really bugged me as I actually knew the 2 other prospective employees, uber talented people with a lot of experience just wanting to get a foot in the door at the hospital that could eventually provide them with secure employment. One was my twin sister. It was definitely their loss. My twin is actually working alongside me at Share Lawyers now. I love that. Everything happens for a reason, even if you don't quite understand that reason when it's happening to you.

Have a great day everyone!

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