[NOT OC - REPOST]

I had a job years ago at a contractor that I HATED. It was 2 years of my life I will never get back. They kept promising me raises and bonus but they never really materialized. I actually did quit once because my wife was going to do a short term program across the country. We were looking to start over and we were just going to move there. They begged me to stay and said they would pay for flights and expenses. I eventually agreed, however later found out that they took those expenses out of my bonus. My boss, who made 5 times more than me, would always complain about how expensive I was (I made $45k a year). They kept pressuring me to do bigger jobs that I wasn’t trained for and some ended badly. Finally, I had enough and I was done with those jerks.

I was able to find another job (my current one now) and I put in my notice. My new boss wanted me to start on the 1st of the month which was about 1.5 weeks notice. I had not problem with this but my old boss wasn’t having it. He insisted on 2 weeks which, which with the weekends as closer to 2.5 weeks. I ended up starting on the 7th of the month. The only problem was that by the 1st, I had already handed over ALL of my existing work and literally had no active projects. Other than answering the phone and sending out people for quick service calls, I had nothing to do. I spend those few days taking extra long lunches, playing video games and even going to a local park and taking a nap. On my final day, my boss wasn’t even in the office so I never even said “good bye” to him. I said bye to a few friends, had a 10 minute meeting with HR for an exit interview and never looked back.