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two more weeks - work vent
My last day at my current job is two weeks away!
I gave my notice at the beginning of July, but that turned out to be a bad idea. I wanted to give as much notice as possible, so they could find someone to fill my position. I'm a pharmacist and we live in a smaller city and it's tough to get people to move here. Before I took the position, it was open for 6 months.
BUT, ever since I gave notice, my boss has become really passive aggressive. She's changed my work schedule around, made little comments about it, and to top it off, told a particular nasty technician that she was the reason I was leaving. This tech already has a bad attitude and gets away with pretty much anything. (My boss and she are friends outside the workplace as well)
I'm not leaving just because of this tech; my new position is going to be a much better fit for me and my family. More pay, less hours and a much better work environment. I'm very thankful that I have a new position to go to and I'm excited to start the next chapter. I've told my boss my reasons for leaving, which I thought she understood at the time.
It's a small pharmacy, I?m trying my best to ignore everything and carry on as usual, but it's really trying my patience. I'm regretting giving so much notice. I wish I would've just given the usual two weeks.
Any advice on how to deal with my last two weeks? I can't ignore them completely, we have to work together to get things done. I've tried talking to this tech, but have gotten nowhere. My boss is not interested in having a conversation.
If there was any doubt this move is not the right one, it's gone now.
Re: two more weeks - work vent
This!
You've heard what I've done, not what I've been through.
If you were in my shoes, you'd fall the first step."
I like alilfish's idea. Ask them if they'd like you to leave now and take 2 weeks to relax!
this!
If leaving right now isn't an option, then I would plan a wonderful date night evening with your DH for the last Friday you're there... wine, candles, the whole works! Then you'll spend the last two weeks looking forward to that, instead of thinking only about your job!
by the way, those ladies sound like b*tches. They need some rainbows and puppies in their lives!
This exact exact exact same situation happened to me at my old job. I had been there for four years and LOVED it. I honestly did, I loved going to work every day and I liked (for the most part) the people I worked with. I loved my boss. But I decided to go back to school to get another degree. I was going to be moving out of the city, so I had no choice but to leave my job. I gave TWO MONTHS notice, but it wasn't even really notice, it was "Well, you know I am going back to school, because you WROTE my letter of reference to get in to the program! And I was accepted! So obviously I will be leaving in September". Well, I saw my shifts go from 50 hours a week to 16-18 hours a week, which wasn't enough to pay my bills...things got REALLY tense and it just became a really negative work environment. So I ended up leaving a month earlier than planned.
I suggest that's what you do to too. It was three years ago and it still pissses me off to think about it. You've given the standard two weeks notice at this point, so I say just get the hell out of there!
Thanks ladies!
I needed to hear your words of encouragment. I will try to wait it out and see what the next two weeks will bring. Not including my days off, I have 9 more days to go. I can totally get through 9 days! Here's to going forward with a positive attitude. I'll keep you updated if it changes...