At the end of June I made the painful, but much overdue, decision to leave my job with a company that I truly loved and had been a part of for three years. This company was like my puppy. It needed to be fed, nutured, protected, and cuddled with non stop and I had no problem cleaning up after it constantly.
So at this point, you are asking, "If you loved your company so much, why did you leave?"
I asked myself that question a lot come the middle of July. I had left a job without securing a new job and reasons that were foggy to me. I left because I knew, deep down, that I had to leave right then and there or I would never. It wasn't until I started going on more serious interviews that I really understood the move I made.
I needed to leave my job because I was working for my company, but my company was no longer working for me. My company wasn't nuturing and growing me. My company wasn't cuddling me, and it certainly never had to clean up after me. My puppy - err - company just expected things from me without so much as a "thank you".
So cut to 4 months later and here I am in my current position. Here. I. Am. I am learning a whole new skill set (technology) with a company that exudes ambition, entreuprenership, teamwork, and constant education. I am with a company that wants to feed me (education), nurture me (allow me to try to new things), protect me (work/life balance), and is willing to clean up after me (growing pains).
I am excited to work for (moreso with) a company that is growing leaps and bounds because of the amazing and cutting edge work they produce and their dedication to their clients -- and because of the overall employee satisifaction. I am excited to work for a company that encourages horizontal growth as much as vertical, and I am excited to work for a company that believes in not only a work/life balance, but thank yous.
If you would like to learn more about my company and the positions we are hiring for, I would be happy to share more information. (tahoepartners.com)
Don't be afraid to take a risk, risks are often rewarded.
