fuck this job.com

It's been a long time since I've updated here, and w. good reason. One of the irons mentioned in the previous post connected into a finance position at a world wide reputable company. 8 years of blood, sweat, and tears (mainly tears) were wasted at various helpdesks in southeastern New England, but I have gotten out. Granted, finance is still not what I want to be doing, but its a definite step up from deal w. the lobotomy patients that called in on a daily basis. I have liberated myself from the vice-like grip that helpdesk had over me. No longer am I slowly losing the will to live by being chewed up and spit out by my job.

The look on my mgr's face when I gave her a 1.5 day notice was priceless. She was not at all worthy of a two week notice due to some rather hurtful decisions she made regarding my time off when I lost both my grandparents in the span of a week back in November. I went in that day and told her I was resigning at 330pm the following day. Instant deer in headlights look. I loved every minute of it. I had mentally checked out about two weeks earlier when I knew I got this job, but waited until the 11th hour to make it official. soxfan2k4 2, piece-o-shit job 0...

Just the other day, I got an email from some clown that said an "excellent helpdesk opportunity has come across that you would be a perfect fit for!" At this point, my bullshit detector went wild, for two reasons:

1. The term "excellent helpdesk opportunity" is an oxymoron if I've ever heard one....
2. The company the guy was emailing from was the same one that placed me into the last job. Upon careful review of said job description, I'm willing to bet $10,000 that he's trying to recruit someone for the job I just left behind. The only reason the req is open is because I left. Get a clue, numbnuts.....

At this point, the only way I would even CONSIDER a return to helpdesk is if it came w. a six-figure salary, and major shareholder's stake w. the company. Note I didnt say I would DO it, but I would think about it before tossing it aside like yesterday's garbage.

So to all of you out there that hate your jobs, I know exactly how you feel. I was in that same boat for 8 years, and I bailed before it took on more water. I know that it seems as if the light at the end of the tunnel appears to be an oncoming train, but I can promise you it does get better.