Resignation

Jallan

Jallan

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Today, I submitted my resignation to my employer. I have been working for the same company since 98; I was 16 when I started. I began as a bus boy, and worked my way up to management and a salary, with bonuses, adding up to 43,000 a year. I have two reasons for the resignation. 1. I want to return to school and get my degree. And I'm sure you all guessed 2. I want to focus more on pool. I figure that my wife has finished nursing school and is holding a steady job making nearly what I am and I will not be able to work 50+ hours a week and focus on school. So, I go back to waiting tables, take a few classes and really crack down on my pool game.

My question: Am I a complete idiot? I have this gut feeling that says I am either nervous about the change or making a huge mistake.

I only gave you the details because I want an honest opinion of if I made the right call and what I can expect from the refocusing of priorities.

No kids to support and the wife makes enough to keep us comfortable so the money is really not a huge issue as long as I bring in like 450 a week.

Oh, and I had great insurance too.
 
If your wife is an RN she can probably earn much much more than $43,000 if you are willing to relocate. Nurses are very much in demand right now.

good luck finishing your degree. I didn't regret going back for mine. You will have a huge advantage over the younger students that haven't had to work hard yet and don't really know what they want.
 
Good luck. Do what you want to do while you're young with no kids....

Pool is a hobby of mine, not my job, so it stays fun for me and I can afford to do what I want....

Seriously - have fun....

-Ross
only slightly older than you, but two kids...
 
Yeah, you are just nervous. I say wait on tables and concentrate on school. You are still young so you can get back into pool at a later time. School is a lil harder as you get older;at an older age practicing draw would be easier than remember history dates.
As you get more into school, like be able to concentrate more then you can play a few hours a week of pool. Just keep working hard and then you'll get to the point where you can work on each 50/50 with good progress.

school > pool
 
Jallan said:
Today, I submitted my resignation to my employer. I have been working for the same company since 98; I was 16 when I started. I began as a bus boy, and worked my way up to management and a salary, with bonuses, adding up to 43,000 a year. I have two reasons for the resignation. 1. I want to return to school and get my degree. And I'm sure you all guessed 2. I want to focus more on pool. I figure that my wife has finished nursing school and is holding a steady job making nearly what I am and I will not be able to work 50+ hours a week and focus on school. So, I go back to waiting tables, take a few classes and really crack down on my pool game.

My question: Am I a complete idiot? I have this gut feeling that says I am either nervous about the change or making a huge mistake.

I only gave you the details because I want an honest opinion of if I made the right call and what I can expect from the refocusing of priorities.

No kids to support and the wife makes enough to keep us comfortable so the money is really not a huge issue as long as I bring in like 450 a week.

Oh, and I had great insurance too.
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One thing you don't want to do is look back in twenty or thirty years and think about all the things you wished you had done. If you are being responsible and a good husband (that means you keep the wife happy), then I say "GO FOR IT!"
 
Tee-shirt.

school > pool[/QUOTE]

great line... switch it around and put it on a shirt. You would be rolling in the dough.

Thanks for the smart advice.

Jered
 
Jay has it right for sure. Congrats on your decision to take your life to the next level. Just be sure to properly balance school and pool! It is likely that school is the right investment for your future and any kids you may have someday, pool is more for "you".
 
I quit a a great paying job in 1973 (dead end - commission sales), to return to College. I wasn't married, but I was responsible for Child Support.

I made it thru school, playing Pool. I had a Corvette, a great Redheaded Girlfriend & good grades in school. About the time school was done, the commercial aircraft business geared up & I left for Seattle (3-79).

That's when I quit playing Pool, because working at BOEING was a 10-12 hour day, 6 days a week & I was a Dad.

I'd say "go for it", especially if you have some support from your family. Be sure to remember that this is for you & hopefully them, too.

I did & I do have some fond memories of those years. The knowledge gained those 5-6 years, did wonders for my future life. I started playing again in 2000 (retired). I had a great time back then & I have a great time now.
 
Jallan said:
Today, I submitted my resignation to my employer. I have been working for the same company since 98; I was 16 when I started. I began as a bus boy, and worked my way up to management and a salary, with bonuses, adding up to 43,000 a year. I have two reasons for the resignation. 1. I want to return to school and get my degree. And I'm sure you all guessed 2. I want to focus more on pool. I figure that my wife has finished nursing school and is holding a steady job making nearly what I am and I will not be able to work 50+ hours a week and focus on school. So, I go back to waiting tables, take a few classes and really crack down on my pool game.

My question: Am I a complete idiot? I have this gut feeling that says I am either nervous about the change or making a huge mistake.

I only gave you the details because I want an honest opinion of if I made the right call and what I can expect from the refocusing of priorities.

No kids to support and the wife makes enough to keep us comfortable so the money is really not a huge issue as long as I bring in like 450 a week.

Oh, and I had great insurance too.
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Maybe you should have asked this before you resigned. I worked at the same place for 30+ years before I retired but I changed jobs within the company every few years to keep it fresh. When I retired that's when I renewed my pool game, but that's just me. I hope it works out for you.
 
Follow your dreams, as it is better to have tryed at them, than be be a old guy who wished he had.
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Jay . . . you are top notch!

jay helfert said:
One thing you don't want to do is look back in twenty or thirty years and think about all the things you wished you had done. If you are being responsible and a good husband (that means you keep the wife happy), then I say "GO FOR IT!"
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Jay Helfert is like "zen" for the pool player! Great advice Jay . . .

Life will pass you by far too quickly . . . don't worry about or be a slave to money - do the things that that will help you to respect yourself FIRST (look in the mirror my man!) and ALWAYS know that if you have a family - it MUST COME first - Hey man, they depend on you to do the right thing . . . IF you follow your passion, and listen to your heart, happiness will usually come with it. TRUST you . . . As Jay said, "GO FOR IT!"
 
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If your wife is an RN she can probably earn much much more than $43,000 if you are willing to relocate. Nurses are very much in demand right now.

good luck finishing your degree. I didn't regret going back for mine. You will have a huge advantage over the younger students that haven't had to work hard yet and don't really know what they want.
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Yep RN's are making a killing here in Bama, and we are not known for paying the most. I know some that are contracting out at around $50 an hour or more.
 
Life is short, don't create regrets over something you can control.

Work hard...play hard.
 
alstl said:
Maybe you should have asked this before you resigned. I worked at the same place for 30+ years before I retired but I changed jobs within the company every few years to keep it fresh. When I retired that's when I renewed my pool game, but that's just me. I hope it works out for you.
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To spend nearly 40% of my life working for the same company and only being 25 makes me as nervous as anything. I don't want to raise a family without a degree. The pool is just a side bar really; I am more looking for validation that my decision to better myself is the right one. I manage to get in 20 hours a week now but it is bad time spent. I am always so stressed about work I couldn't focus on what I was doing. I don't get stress about school like like that. No one can fire you from learning.

I admire you for picking it back up after that long... That takes as much nerve as changing jobs, I'm sure. Thanks for the opinion and kind words.
 
You did the right thing

Jallan said:
Today, I submitted my resignation to my employer. I have been working for the same company since 98; I was 16 when I started. I began as a bus boy, and worked my way up to management and a salary, with bonuses, adding up to 43,000 a year. I have two reasons for the resignation. 1. I want to return to school and get my degree. And I'm sure you all guessed 2. I want to focus more on pool. I figure that my wife has finished nursing school and is holding a steady job making nearly what I am and I will not be able to work 50+ hours a week and focus on school. So, I go back to waiting tables, take a few classes and really crack down on my pool game.

My question: Am I a complete idiot? I have this gut feeling that says I am either nervous about the change or making a huge mistake.

I only gave you the details because I want an honest opinion of if I made the right call and what I can expect from the refocusing of priorities.

No kids to support and the wife makes enough to keep us comfortable so the money is really not a huge issue as long as I bring in like 450 a week.

Oh, and I had great insurance too.
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You totally did the right thing. I worked in restraunts from ages 16-24, then I joined the Coast Guard. It was the best move I ever made. Read your post, you've been at the same place and are only making 43K after 10 years there. I don't know where you live, but even here in Texas where the cost of living is dirt cheap 43K is not considerred much money. I am an enlisted E-6 with 10 years in the CG and make well over 75K with all my benefits and allowances. You can easliy do better than what you were doing, especially if you want to go back to school. Besides its really nice to work normal hours and have weekends off. You should make about the same money waiting tables, and your wife as an RN will get insurance. I think you will look back on this later and be very happy with your decision.
 
Try this approach - You say to yourself, self go back to school. That little voice inside you says - I'll be 29 years old by the time I finish and get my degree. Then you say - Oh yeah, well I'll also be 29 whether I go school or I don't soooooo GO BACK, get your degree.

Then you'll be able to make a liveable wage and be comfortable for the next 30 to 35 years.

Let's face it there aren't many people in the service industry that make a decent wage without working 70 hours a week, and who wants to do that!?
 
I think it all depends on a lot of things. It sounds like you were fed-up and stressed out on your job. It's bad enough that most of us have to work 8 hours or more a day. Having a job that you hate will take it's toll on you sooner than later.

Going back to school, a part time job, and playing more pool sounds good to me. How does your wife feel about not seing you much? Johnnyt
 
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