I've talked about it here before, but tl;dr: My health has been going downhill lately due to stress and other factors exacerbating symptoms of chronic conditions and also adding new ones, to the point that I was no longer able to keep up with the physically and mentally taxing nature of my work.
So after much deliberation, I put in my two weeks' notice. Yesterday was my last day. I'm glad to finally be done with that place, but it was also kind of sad, because I actually liked most of my coworkers, despite not being what I'd call real friends with any of them. I brought in some cupcakes I had made, and several of my coworkers signed a card for me and even threw in a little money, and told me to make sure to come back and visit. Met my replacement, he seemed nice but we didn't do much talking or working together.
I have an interview with a different grocery store for a floral department position on Tuesday. A couple of people at work warned me against working there, but since most of their complaints were about snooty customers and low pay (inexplicably, this place is much fancier than my store but pays their employees a lot less), they weren't things that were at the top of my list of concerns right now. I don't plan on staying there forever or trying to move up within the company. I just want something to hold me over while I get on my feet and get my health and living situation under control. I think, as long as my managers are reasonable and my hours aren't too unpredictable, this would be a less stressful workplace. It's a quieter store, a nicer area, and most importantly, a less physically demanding job that would let me work with plants.
Even if this job doesn't let me exercise much creativity, it's still a foot in the door for a pathway I'd be OK with pursuing. If I got this job, I'd be able to move on to other floral-related positions elsewhere and hopefully get into floral design that way. I wouldn't say it was ever my dream career, but at least it's something I can do and probably not hate. Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll be able to move up to working in an actual florist's shop or nursery somewhere. Eh.
So after much deliberation, I put in my two weeks' notice. Yesterday was my last day. I'm glad to finally be done with that place, but it was also kind of sad, because I actually liked most of my coworkers, despite not being what I'd call real friends with any of them. I brought in some cupcakes I had made, and several of my coworkers signed a card for me and even threw in a little money, and told me to make sure to come back and visit. Met my replacement, he seemed nice but we didn't do much talking or working together.
I have an interview with a different grocery store for a floral department position on Tuesday. A couple of people at work warned me against working there, but since most of their complaints were about snooty customers and low pay (inexplicably, this place is much fancier than my store but pays their employees a lot less), they weren't things that were at the top of my list of concerns right now. I don't plan on staying there forever or trying to move up within the company. I just want something to hold me over while I get on my feet and get my health and living situation under control. I think, as long as my managers are reasonable and my hours aren't too unpredictable, this would be a less stressful workplace. It's a quieter store, a nicer area, and most importantly, a less physically demanding job that would let me work with plants.
Even if this job doesn't let me exercise much creativity, it's still a foot in the door for a pathway I'd be OK with pursuing. If I got this job, I'd be able to move on to other floral-related positions elsewhere and hopefully get into floral design that way. I wouldn't say it was ever my dream career, but at least it's something I can do and probably not hate. Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll be able to move up to working in an actual florist's shop or nursery somewhere. Eh.
