Work no more

Friday is my last day at Melaleuca. Why? -



1. Erin Suggested it.
No, I am not kidding. Yes, I was very surprised as well. After all the times that dumb stuff happened and I really wanted to quit and find another job only to hear Erin say something like, "Dave, you really need to stay there. It works perfect with your schedule and you get more money there..." It really gave thinking about it a different feel this time.

2. It's been busy
This is the reason Erin suggested I quit really. She saw me getting more stressed than I was admitting or even noticing myself. Here is a quick run down of last week - work 30 hours at Melaleuca, taking 14 credits (including O-Chem) on a short semester system, starting to do research which will require about 12 hours a week, doing mutual, going to scout training.

3. The job changed
I was used to lots of change at Melaleuca, but I wasn't ready for this one. For those you who don't know, I used to listen to people's phone calls, evaluate them, and then sit down with them one on one for a 15-20 feedback session. One day they said we could no longer do one on one feedback, we just email a numerical form to their supervisor and never talk to any of the other associates all day. Anyway, there is a little more to it than that but it just came down to the fact that I no longer enjoyed the main part of my job AT ALL. I might have been able to work through the other things if I still loved it.

I am not bitter with Melaleuca, it was just time to do something different.

So, we have enough money to make it through the end of the year. I will be a tutor or something like that on campus starting in January. I will get to talk to people face to face again and help them work through problems; it will probably even make me feel smart sometimes. For now, it will be great to have all that time back for me, Erin, and Ana - oh, and homework too I guess.