Today I went to my office to clean out my desk and say goodbye to all of my now former co-workers. Some of the items that I found in various drawers and cabinets were:
- The Leisure Suit Larry PS2 game that I let someone borrow probably 6 years ago
- The very first model of XM radio and the dock
- 3 CD players
- 4 different kinds of headphones
- 8 uncashed winning scratch off tickets
It was a bittersweet feeling, cleaning out my desk, as I have devoted the past 10 years of my life to my career at this company. I survived the recession of 2008 in which approximately 20% of the company was laid off and the office that I was working in was closed down. I liked my career (for the most part.) Like all careers/jobs there are good days and bad. But if I am being completely honest, lately there were more bad days than good. The worst of it was simply getting to the office. Since my old office was closed, I was transferred to an office that is 60 miles from my house. In DC metro area traffic. Needless to say I will NOT miss my commute.
I am still "officially" an employee and will start working part time many, many months from now, once I have a better feel for this stay at home dad thing. Basically, I'm hedging my bets. If this stay at home dad gig doesn't work out, I can go back to my old career. That, however, is the worst case scenario. I would much rather be at home screwing up my kids than sitting in a cube making other people richer. I think most people would.
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