An interesting day at the office.

Today I will quit my job. It is something that I have done in the past and it doesn’t get any easier with practice. As I sit here waiting for my manager to get out of a meeting I am reflecting on the questions I think he will ask.

I know he will take it personally and to some small extent he should. But, well, such is life. I have a better offer so of I go. I wonder if he will attempt to bribe me with more cash. I hope not.

Are feelings of guilt normal in these situations? I have given three years of my life to this organisation and they have profited from my experience, knowledge and creativity. For my part I have been fairly well paid.

My reasons for leaving (apart from the cold hard) are mixed. But basically I like being a leader rather than a follower. I will go from being a service provided to a client role.

It will become interesting over the next few weeks, I have to give four weeks notice and I suspect that I will have to work them. My clients will undoubtedly ask all the hard questions but you can’t please every one. I sincerely hope that the company is not to badly impacted by my departure.

The job I have accepted is parallel with and not in competition with the business of my clients so there is no conflict of interest to deal with so at least that is good.