[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]I don't really want to quit, but it's getting in the way of some pretty important Other Things in my life.
I'm lucky enough to work from home staffing a virtual call center. Customer service is supposed to be one of those Hell Jobs, but for the most part I enjoy it. The thing is that I'm about to (at long last!!!) list my condo for sale.
This means two things. First, I need to be able to drop everything and leave on a moment's notice for potential buyers to come through. I already mentioned this to my boss and she bristled. I can't say as I blame her.
Secondly, I want to spend a few weeks in my target city to make sure I really want to live there. It's the dead season for my company and I know from three years' experience that they routinely send workers home after just a couple hours between October and December. You'd think they'd be happy to let me go as one less person to schedule. Instead, my boss insisted that she can only let me go for a total of two weeks. She even had the HR person send me a separate email to that effect. Two weeks simply won't do it, especially since I plan to drive there and back. It's a distance of three time zones.
I freely concede that they have great reasons for not wanting to let me go. It's nothing personal, and I'm not mad at them at all. This has been one of the best jobs I've ever had and I don't want to leave it, but I can't stay in a crack 'hood or put off an exciting life transition for the sake of $8/hour.
I only wish I could identify some kind of middle ground. I could be a complete jerk and force them to give me time off by filing for an FMLA leave. My disability is thoroughly documented, but I've never told them about it. It's ironic, because I've called in sick with "back problems" a few times and would have given anything to be able to be honest about it.
Quitting a job is always a little scary, but this is extra challenging for me with my health. I'm brilliant :supcool: but I absolutely must work from home. Those jobs are hard to find even in good times, especially with a 5-year resume gap. While I visit my target city I plan to drop in on the local Center for Accessible Living and other disability agencies. In the meantime I have my SSDI stipend. It's virtually impossible to live on that, but it still puts me way ahead of your average layoff.
So there you have it. I wouldn't call it a horrible situation, but it's a dilemma to be sure. They did give me the option of quitting and re-applying when I wanted to come back. But in this economy I doubt they'd find room for me in December. I first started this post as a request for advice, but I'm not sure there really is any. Send any good (or thoughtful?) thoughts my way if you'd like.[/FONT]
I'm lucky enough to work from home staffing a virtual call center. Customer service is supposed to be one of those Hell Jobs, but for the most part I enjoy it. The thing is that I'm about to (at long last!!!) list my condo for sale.
This means two things. First, I need to be able to drop everything and leave on a moment's notice for potential buyers to come through. I already mentioned this to my boss and she bristled. I can't say as I blame her.
Secondly, I want to spend a few weeks in my target city to make sure I really want to live there. It's the dead season for my company and I know from three years' experience that they routinely send workers home after just a couple hours between October and December. You'd think they'd be happy to let me go as one less person to schedule. Instead, my boss insisted that she can only let me go for a total of two weeks. She even had the HR person send me a separate email to that effect. Two weeks simply won't do it, especially since I plan to drive there and back. It's a distance of three time zones.
I freely concede that they have great reasons for not wanting to let me go. It's nothing personal, and I'm not mad at them at all. This has been one of the best jobs I've ever had and I don't want to leave it, but I can't stay in a crack 'hood or put off an exciting life transition for the sake of $8/hour.
I only wish I could identify some kind of middle ground. I could be a complete jerk and force them to give me time off by filing for an FMLA leave. My disability is thoroughly documented, but I've never told them about it. It's ironic, because I've called in sick with "back problems" a few times and would have given anything to be able to be honest about it.
Quitting a job is always a little scary, but this is extra challenging for me with my health. I'm brilliant :supcool: but I absolutely must work from home. Those jobs are hard to find even in good times, especially with a 5-year resume gap. While I visit my target city I plan to drop in on the local Center for Accessible Living and other disability agencies. In the meantime I have my SSDI stipend. It's virtually impossible to live on that, but it still puts me way ahead of your average layoff.
So there you have it. I wouldn't call it a horrible situation, but it's a dilemma to be sure. They did give me the option of quitting and re-applying when I wanted to come back. But in this economy I doubt they'd find room for me in December. I first started this post as a request for advice, but I'm not sure there really is any. Send any good (or thoughtful?) thoughts my way if you'd like.[/FONT]