I'm Quitting My Job

Context - This post was originally drafted in October 2017 as this idea started maturing in my mind and I thought it would be helpful to put some words to it. Now (Feb 2019), the plan is underway, and the words still ring very true.

"Later today, I’m going to tell my boss that I’m quitting my job.

I have a fun, engaging, and challenging job at adidas. It keeps me busy and forces me to bring discipline and focus to a broad array of business “opportunities” that present themselves on a constant basis. I’m continually learning more about managing complex operations, working effectively with large groups of people, manipulating and presenting information more clearly, and just generally being a force for positive change. I work with an impressive group of people from diverse backgrounds and we get to mix a fair bit of fun and jokes into our daily routines.

I’m well compensated and enjoy a long list of perks: bonuses, discounts on stock, product discounts, more free beer than you should be drinking, professional athletes on campus, free fitness classes, subsidized food, and lots more. We have organized sports every day of the week and an unlimited number of ways to stay active. I can get adidas product anywhere from 50% to 80% off, and sometimes get free clothes.

The company is growing faster than ever. We are taking business away from Under Armour and Nike, and the energy on the campus is palpable, as is the doubling of our headcount over the past two years. We have a beautiful campus, excellent facilities, great computers, clean desks, dual monitors, and the organization runs smoothly across the administrative functions, making it mostly easy to come to work.

My boss is an impressively brilliant guy who pushes and pulls me to deliver results and to challenge myself and others to do the right thing and to make the company better each day. I’ve been lucky to be able to work with senior leaders across the organization and to be involved with high profile projects that have significant impacts on company success and are aligned with the company vision all the way up to the board level. I have a group of coworkers who help me out, and whose perspectives and skills help us complete what we need to get done.

I bike 2.5 miles to work and this job has allowed us to go down to a single car and save a great deal of money and time on automotive-related things each year."

Again - the above was written in October of 2017. Now, Feb 2019, the points above remain true, except that my boss changed in February of last year. She has also been great.

Spoiler alert, I didn't actually tell my boss in 2017 that I was leaving, nor did I in 2018. But I did in Jan 2019.