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how to quit when you love your boss?! Posted by: akinori on September 17, 1998 at 02:24:48: My boss is really good to me. I have never had such a great boss. She's incredibly supportive, understanding, encouraging, and patient. She looks out for me a lot. She also counts on me a lot. The problem is, I am loosing interest in my work! This job started out as a 30 hour/week temporary job. It was supposed to last three months. I took it because I thought it would be a good experience, stepping stone, etc. (I was really ready to move on from my previous job.) I was offered a full-time, permanent position at the end of the three months. I took it because I thought it would be a good growing experience, because my boss was so good to me, and because she counted on me a lot. I think I made a mistake. This work has never been my passion, and I knew this from the beginning. It's not hell, by any stretch of the imagination. I find parts of it interesting. But I know that my heart is not in it. My motivation is low and it shows in my work. I know I can be so much more productive, creative and happy. It has almost been a year now, since I first started my current job. I am getting really antsy and struggling with motivation (coming into work late, etc.). I thought about trying to negotiate with my boss to change the focus of my work. But I would have to change things significantly, and she would most likely have to hire someone else to do the work I am currently doing. I feel trapped into staying here for another year, because I know "the right thing" is to stay at a job for at least 2 years. I would love to start the process of looking for something else and leave as soon as something better comes along. But I am horrified at the idea of letting my boss down. She has really been so good to me, and I feel like I owe her more. I am big on loyalty, commitment and follow-through. I feel like I should stick it out another year, so she doesn't have to deal with finding and training someone again, so soon after finished training me very intensi... (truncated) Follow Ups
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