I hope everyone is doing well and in good health.
(I don't usually post here so I will keep this short…)
Spent way too long in the banking industry. Mostly credit underwriting for automotive and card loans. It's hard to describe what it's like, but it really ate at my soul. I didn't like who I was at work.
Decided to get married. Gave management 6 months notice that I'd need a week or two off for my honeymoon. You know how they responded?
“Will you re-schedule your honeymoon? It is an inconvenience to the specialty project you're working on.”
It really rubbed me the wrong way, despite being somewhat used to the normal abrasiveness of the culture there. Not even a congrats or words of encouragement.
Luckily I had already been pondering my career decisions and had one foot out the door already. To which I slapped down my notice that was pre-printed and responded with:
“Nope! But you assholes can be inconvenienced to train or hire someone else!”
I am not normally vulgar at work. But the lack of empathy made my blood boil.
The golden lining on all of this is the satisfaction that continued even after I quit. Occasionally, over the following 12 months – they would still ping me on LinkedIn asking if I would come back!
hahahaha
