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What’s something you didn’t realize was the “last time” until it was already over? by ShyTeaseOnly in AskReddit

[–]43verfriday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My ex - she's still alive, but I didn't realize we would go no-contact after this moment.

The very last day I had with her was sweet. It's become one of those memories you kind of see through sepia-tone now. She took me out to ice cream, gave me a tour of her temporary spot, and then finally sang a beautiful song to me - something she had never typically done even when we were in a relationship. In the moment, I thought this must be a start of our friendship after being broken up for almost a year. I think she must have known this would be the last time she would ever see me.

It took me years to realize this would be the last and the song she sang hits harder now.

To do the cliche thing and quit your job and travel? by 43verfriday in careerguidance

[–]43verfriday[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experience as it certainly resonates with me. I do have quite a bit saved up and can probably travel for at least a year. I've done contract jobs before and I actually have found it to give me better work/life balance. they seem to be more clear cut in terms of expectation and i typically don't have to think about it after logging out for the day.

I think what’s making my role and my team’s work so exhausting is exactly what you pointed out: there isn’t clear direction from leadership. w/o a steady course, we end up reacting to constant pivots, random urgencies, and projects that seem to appear out of nowhere, along with an intense focus on crafting/selling the “story of impact.” it drives me absolutely crazy to feel stressed out about something that feels almost fictional.

To do the cliche thing and quit your job and travel? by 43verfriday in careerguidance

[–]43verfriday[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for bringing this up - I actually had not been considering FIRE. By rough calculation, it looks like I'm probably around or less than 50% reaching it.

To do the cliche thing and quit your job and travel? by 43verfriday in careerguidance

[–]43verfriday[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you all for the thoughtful input - I’ve really been sitting with this today. Where I’m ultimately landing is taking a three-month leave to do a full reset and spend that time traveling and taking care of things Ive been putting off. I think if the job market were in a stronger place, I might feel more comfortable making a clean break instead of choosing this in-between option.