Recently got a house. Now that I know what my outgoings are going to be, I have decided to up and leave this job when all my sick leave is done and my AL (PTO) is used up.
The reason for this is that I have been doing the job of 4 people. There have been vacancies since I joined the organisation a number of years ago and people have come and gone from the roles but I have been there throughout the time. They have been saving upwards of 160k in salaries as I do all these roles, and I get no extra benefits. I'm not going to be exploited any more, I'm leaving them high and dry.
HR wants me to file a grievance instead of going so they can fix the issues arising. Management are terrible, what prompted my sick leave was two straight days wasted in meetings getting demands and instructions thrown at me and severe criticism of me personally by both my manager and a manager from a nearby area as well as the manager for the wider locality. I left that day and got a doctors note, have been weighing up my options and right now really do not see how I can go back.
I have many other talents and projects, several of which I already make some money off. I have booked enough work in these that I will more than cover the mortgage next month if I go. I'm absolutely scared shitless having been a slave to the system for 13 full years since leaving school. Thoughts and prayers and thanks for inspiring my new life, marching out of a future in which I can only see depression and pain.