CHEERS!!!!
Got a job offer this afternoon. I accepted.
I vetted so many places and went through a good 15-20 interviews and I swear it is like having a 2nd job. What a beating. Ducking in hallways to talk on the phone, scheduling interviews, selling myself, and then dealing with recruiters, etc
New gig is more formal but will make me a better fit for my career. No more work from home but no more on call. Oh God, I have been on call for 5 1/2 years. Holy crap, that is a weight off.
I am going to miss my customers in San Juan, Dutch Harbor, Kodiak, Honolulu, and Anchorage. They are really good people and I am sad that they are going to lose my support. They are going to be struggling without me. Not tooting my horn, I am the only one that can do what I do. They depend on me. My company should never have allowed me to be a single point of failure in the end my customers will pay for that. It is what it is and it sucks.
Mrs. 6PC took me to a winery tonight and mom came to watch the kids which is why I m posting this here. I am not drunk but there are still 32 minutes left in today.
I am writing my resignation email right now and I feel great. The next gig will have me doing a lot more managing team finances as well as managing IT and building new software versus maintaining existing stuff.
We found out we were closing in Nov so off and on for 5 months, I have been looking for a good next gig. I think (and hope) I have found it.
Cheers!!!!!