Leaving Jobs

July 2020, I made the decision to leave Big W Tea Tree Plaza. This was not a decision that I made lightly and not one I made without considerable thought. My considerations included whether I could balance full time teaching with part time retail work. I also considered whether I had room to move within the business while I was still searching for full time teaching work. My thoughts also factored in the amount of time I had planned to have off over the following few months and how much more time I could potentially be off due to contracts and being unwilling to only give 50% of myself to each job. I also considered how much I was enjoying my retail work. I was disillusioned, not wanting to go to my shifts and felt undervalued towards the end of my retail career. It was this that was the main tipping point that was the final decision for me to resign.

With nearly 4 months having passed since I resigned, my stress levels have gone down and I have a greater work-life balance than what I would have if I kept my retail job and continued to seek and work in education. I miss the people I worked with, but I do not miss the job.
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I took a leap of faith and it has paid off. I may not have a consistent weekly paycheque, but I have a greater quality of life and for that, I am incredibly grateful.