- I was super unhappy in a toxic environment and needed to get out.
- Because I didn’t have a job, I was able to travel to help my parents when they asked.
- When it turned out my dad’s cancer was back, I was able to spend as much time as needed with them.
- If I had still been in my job, I would have filed for FMLA, meaning they couldn’t have terminated me. I’d be stuck on payroll but with unpaid time off. Two months of non-paid leave vs. 9 months of unemployment, some of it with a pandemic-bonus.
- Because so little was hiring, I was able to take time to really explore where I wanted to go and decide what was really important.
- Bonus time off gave me time to get household projects done, start exercising, take professional development classes, travel to my nephew’s graduation, and so much more.
- It also allowed me to go on a week long mission trip to Haiti, physically being part of an organization I’ve supported for years. (Love For L’Allemand)
- In the end I landed the perfect job that fits every one of the things on my list!
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