As the title suggests, I am now on my last days of employment with the magic land of boxes.
The deal is I have been hired by CompuCollege as a new instructor to teach their MCSE course. I may also be teaching other subjects but that will become the bulk of my instruction while I am there.
This is something that I really wanted. For anyone who knew me when I was teaching at EBCI, you all knew how much I loved the work but disagreed with the management, and hence, this is a prime opportunity for me to get out of the slump I have been stuck in for more than 4 years.
My official start date is January 3rd but I think I might try and sneak in a bit early so I can become a bit more familiar with the school and premises. I also want to make sure I am fully prepared for class come that Monday morning. I will only be teaching half days for the first 2 months and then switch to full days. If I’m lucky, the days I’m teaching will be in the afternoon, but I will have to see how it works out.
I gave my notice at work this afternoon and it was both terrifying and liberating. They’ve been good to me, for the most part, but I was a little worried about how it would go over with the boss and HR but they are very supportive and I am really glad it’s over now.
I can tell you that I am both excited and scared to death about this new job. There are some conditions to it that are a little daunting and a lot of hard work and studying will be required but I know that it is truly for the best. I could very easily have just remained doing the same shit and being miserable, but you need to challenge yourself and take risks. I think this is a risk worth taking and I’m feeling good about it.
The only other minor thing on my mind is the fact that my ex-wife is a student at CompuCollege. This should present an interesting scenario once the news is out and she sees me in the hall. I have no qualms talking to her or dealing with her now as I have settled the demons from the past, but I must admit that it will be a little weird knowing she’s around. But that’s ok. I know I’ll be perfectly fine.
Wow. It feels very surreal.
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