Comments on: Looking back at looking forward — Did I make the right choice? http://exit78.com/looking-back-at-looking-forward-did-i-make-the-right-choice/ Sharing photos, videos, vintage images I've discovered, and -- occasionally -- commentary and thoughts from retired life and travels. Thu, 24 May 2012 16:41:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Opal Tribble/Vegan Momma http://exit78.com/looking-back-at-looking-forward-did-i-make-the-right-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Opal Tribble/Vegan Momma Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:38:56 +0000 http://exit78.com/weblog/looking-back-at-looking-forward-did-i-make-the-right-choice/#comment-68 I agree with you that they don't always work out the way people think. When left the corporate world I was offered a severance package if I stayed until the end. That was a done deal. I had to sign a contract. My company lost the bid on a contract the only reason I stayed was because I wanted to take a year off and hang out with my daughter. The severance package they offered me was very good! Of course I ended up working for myself once my job ended in the corporate world however I did wait about four months. I'm so happy I did that. My daughter was a little over a year old and she was able to get her mommy back full-time. I did that for about a year and took a position in the non-profit organization. We worked with children. The experience that I had there, from my boss, made me go back to working for myself full-time. I still work with children I just do it on my terms as a volunteer. I agree that you get peace of mind by not allowing someone to dangle that carrot in front of you only to have it yanked away I agree with you that they don’t always work out the way people think. When left the corporate world I was offered a severance package if I stayed until the end. That was a done deal. I had to sign a contract.

My company lost the bid on a contract the only reason I stayed was because I wanted to take a year off and hang out with my daughter. The severance package they offered me was very good!

Of course I ended up working for myself once my job ended in the corporate world however I did wait about four months. I’m so happy I did that. My daughter was a little over a year old and she was able to get her mommy back full-time.

I did that for about a year and took a position in the non-profit organization. We worked with children. The experience that I had there, from my boss, made me go back to working for myself full-time. I still work with children I just do it on my terms as a volunteer.

I agree that you get peace of mind by not allowing someone to dangle that carrot in front of you only to have it yanked away

]]> By: teeni http://exit78.com/looking-back-at-looking-forward-did-i-make-the-right-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-67 teeni Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:10:13 +0000 http://exit78.com/weblog/looking-back-at-looking-forward-did-i-make-the-right-choice/#comment-67 You definitely made the right choice. You can't put your life plans on hold while they try to strategize what is going to be in their best interest and to whom they are going to offer these little dangling carrots. I've seen this kind of thing happen so much. The peace of mind that comes with NOT allowing them to tease you with these little things is so much more freeing. You didn't need any of that hanging over your head while you were on vacation. Feeling that your decision and plans were already made must have felt good. You definitely made the right choice. You can’t put your life plans on hold while they try to strategize what is going to be in their best interest and to whom they are going to offer these little dangling carrots. I’ve seen this kind of thing happen so much. The peace of mind that comes with NOT allowing them to tease you with these little things is so much more freeing. You didn’t need any of that hanging over your head while you were on vacation. Feeling that your decision and plans were already made must have felt good.

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