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So much for it being a day off. Boodle decided that I was not allowed to sleep in, and deposited herself directly on my chest and began pawing at me. When I woke up and petted her, she made the cutest little kitty activation noise and started purring. It was too sweet to not get up and feed her.
So here I am with absolutely nothing to do today. I was going to go get tags for the car, but I can't afford that, so it's going to have to wait. (I thought I'd already paid for them, but apparently I did not.) I believe I'm going to call my 401k and ask at what point I can pull some money. Is it the day I separate from IKEA or is it after their final contribution? It would be nice if it was after separation, because if that's the case I will be ON that phone on Friday.
I packed up my desk last night after I finished up with it. It's weird to think that yesterday was my last work from home day, possibly forever. My desk looks naked. I'll be playing Blades in the Dark tonight on a desk with just a lamp on it.
I was saying last night that I expected to feel more about leaving IKEA than I do. And maybe it'll hit me tomorrow or even next week. But right now, I mostly feel kind of numb. And maybe a little grateful that it's almost done. It's my first time choosing to leave a job, and I don't know how that's supposed to look for me.
Tomorrow, I'm going to walk in the building for the last time after nearly 8 years. And all I can think is "well that was a waste." I know it wasn't. Until the last couple years, it was good for me. I think it really started to sour after 2020. I applied for an interim TL job then, and was told that "I needed more leadership experience." So, I busted my ass to get that. And applied again six months later...and couldn't even get an interview. And then, when I finally did get an interview (after another 4 tries), it was "you didn't elaborate that you could have the hard discussions." Then this last time "You've never been a TL, so you don't have the experience to be a TL." And then, they hired a used car salesman instead.
This despite our meeting with the deputy head of the call center where he informed us that we all should apply because IKEA really wanted to promote that kind of knowledge and experience. And then every last one of us got turned down because we didn't have team lead experience. Huh, I guess I do still have a feeling there. The feeling is angry.
Since no exit interview seems to be in the offing, I'm deeply tempted to email said Deputy head before I go and explain exactly what his part in this is and why he's about to hemorrhage employees. It's been a semi-tradition at IKEA to send out a flounce email to the whole call center, but I think I will refrain from that, tempting though it is.
So, tomorrow, I will go for my physical, then come in and work my last shift, and I will go out classy. Because I'm better than this damn company.
Okay, the dulcet sounds of Dad stirring are beginning to ring through the house. I'd better go get him ready for the day. Everyone have an excellent Wednesday!
So here I am with absolutely nothing to do today. I was going to go get tags for the car, but I can't afford that, so it's going to have to wait. (I thought I'd already paid for them, but apparently I did not.) I believe I'm going to call my 401k and ask at what point I can pull some money. Is it the day I separate from IKEA or is it after their final contribution? It would be nice if it was after separation, because if that's the case I will be ON that phone on Friday.
I packed up my desk last night after I finished up with it. It's weird to think that yesterday was my last work from home day, possibly forever. My desk looks naked. I'll be playing Blades in the Dark tonight on a desk with just a lamp on it.
I was saying last night that I expected to feel more about leaving IKEA than I do. And maybe it'll hit me tomorrow or even next week. But right now, I mostly feel kind of numb. And maybe a little grateful that it's almost done. It's my first time choosing to leave a job, and I don't know how that's supposed to look for me.
Tomorrow, I'm going to walk in the building for the last time after nearly 8 years. And all I can think is "well that was a waste." I know it wasn't. Until the last couple years, it was good for me. I think it really started to sour after 2020. I applied for an interim TL job then, and was told that "I needed more leadership experience." So, I busted my ass to get that. And applied again six months later...and couldn't even get an interview. And then, when I finally did get an interview (after another 4 tries), it was "you didn't elaborate that you could have the hard discussions." Then this last time "You've never been a TL, so you don't have the experience to be a TL." And then, they hired a used car salesman instead.
This despite our meeting with the deputy head of the call center where he informed us that we all should apply because IKEA really wanted to promote that kind of knowledge and experience. And then every last one of us got turned down because we didn't have team lead experience. Huh, I guess I do still have a feeling there. The feeling is angry.
Since no exit interview seems to be in the offing, I'm deeply tempted to email said Deputy head before I go and explain exactly what his part in this is and why he's about to hemorrhage employees. It's been a semi-tradition at IKEA to send out a flounce email to the whole call center, but I think I will refrain from that, tempting though it is.
So, tomorrow, I will go for my physical, then come in and work my last shift, and I will go out classy. Because I'm better than this damn company.
Okay, the dulcet sounds of Dad stirring are beginning to ring through the house. I'd better go get him ready for the day. Everyone have an excellent Wednesday!
