so yesterday i totally quit my job – which you would think would be the end of the story. but oh no, there is SO MUCH MORE!

i don’t think any regular readers of this here blog would be so surprised with the news. those who know me in real life might actually be a bit more shocked that i actually DID it (i’m the queen of continuing to do that which makes me miserable…in order to not rock the boat). i’ve been going back and forth for a while. with no new job lined up (and really no clear picture of what i want to do next) it might seem like an odd time to walk away from a regular pay check – but the reality is my entire pay check plus a hell of a lot more was going back to PINEAPPLE NATION and the nails/waxing/lifestyle that went along with it. i don’t count on PN for my health insurance. and its been SO SLOW! in retail when it is SO SLOW it turns out there is absolutely NOTHING to do – heck, i couldn’t even write a blog post to pass the time. after talking about the possibility of quitting until i turned various shades of blue, even i was getting sick of hearing myself. so yesterday morning i drank two extra cups of coffee, walked extra fast down market street, and authoritatively handed my manager my resignation paper.

next thing i know the director of human resources (what store has that?!) is on the floor.

him: what is piece of paper i have on my desk?

me: oh yeah, um, i’m leaving. my last day is february 4th

him: what can i do to make that not happen?

me: oh, um, that’s so nice. no. i really need to focus on writing. and figuring out what comes next for me.

him: so you’re committed to leaving.

me: yes*

him: we really don’t want to loose you. i get that you want to write and take some time. but what if you stay in our system?

me: stay in your system?

him: yeah. basically don’t resign. we can stop scheduling you. and then when you decide you want to come back, for either a regular part time position, or full time, or just a few hours a week, you can immediately come back. how ever you want.

me: so i just call you and check in every now and then?

him: you don’t need to check in. just call when you are ready to come back.

me: and the whole time i just stay in the system?

him: yeah. we’re the biggest PN in the world, we can do that kind of stuff.

me: does this mean i get to keep my discount?

yep, you read that right. i quit. i’m totally off the schedule. and i get to keep my discount!! i don’t understand. this kind of stuff happens to other people…not me!!! the reality is, i had a great time working at PN for the first 4.5 months. its only been the last few weeks that have been completely unbearable. it’s completely possibly that in 4 or 6 months i might decide that a shift a week, after working at a real job, is fun (and you know, will keep my ass in shape). the EXPERT was totally speechless at my news. he said that kind of shit never happens. i’m that good

so the news is, as of feb 4th i’m completely jobless (oh god!) and searching (who do you know?) and writing (i signed up for the dried up peach class). oh, and i’ll still have my discount!!! (well, technically ABN will have my discount because me, without a job, but with a discount, is probably not a good thing).

*note: this is huge for me – when challenged, i always cave…always