A QUIT TO SACRIFICE...

over 1 year ago

I stated in my previous post that I quit my job due to family reasons. I never opened up to the main reason why I sacrificed my good pay job, with less stress until this topic from #hivelearners this week. The missing part of my story is here for you to know the reason why I decided of quitting that job as an option to sacrifice for my family.

Believe me or not, some decisions are just too heavy to accept especially when it has to affect your personal goals. However, when it comes to family issues, it's always a sensitive matter that will be given so much consideration. Of course our family first 👌

It was exactly this period two years ago, we were already rounding up for the year in the former company I worked as an Admin Assistant. We normally close on December 10th or 15th depending on the work at hand and then reopen on the same date by next year in January. It's usually a one month paid holiday for all staff. My husband and I also were planning on relocating to our new home which is a bit far from my working place. He returned home from work one day and told me to inform my Boss that I won't resume work the following year. This decision came too suddenly to me, I never expected such a sudden quit considering my position in that office, how much I love my job and the beautiful relationship I have with other staff and my Boss.

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The decision of my husband the quit was not only due to our relocation but due to the health challenges my first son has been having. The nature of my job was so simple for me to attend to my son even with his health challenge then. This was because, one: the office is just a stone's throw from where we lived before, a very walkable place, two, it's a private firm controlled by my retired boss and so anytime he travels outside the country, he gives me some days off to look after my family, same as any time he and other staff travel within the country for a project. So there is no month that I don't get a casual leave. However, there have been several times I took permission to attend to my son's health, especially during an emergency and this was possible because of the close distance between my home and my office then.

I was made to realize by my husband that in as much as I value my job, and wouldn't want to be a housewife, the health of our son calls for urgent attention, and working at a very far distance might not give me the room to attend to him when the need arises. He made me realize also that even if I decide to take another job close by, not every organization can pay me well and still permit me every time to attend to family health issues as my former does. They might give you such a hand for 2 to 3 months but don't expect it to continue otherwise it will reflect on your salary. According to our doctor, it's a health challenge that he will overcome with time and so my husband requested that I sacrifice my job and look closely at the health of our son until everything is over and then I can look for another job.

I sat down to think of all these. I have invited my little sister to stay with me, I also suggested to my husband to hire a nanny but he said no that no one can attend to my son the way I should and that's a raw Truth 👌 . I have hated to bear the name "stay-at-home mum" but when it's because of health, I had no choice but to quit! Even at home, I received calls from my son's school on different occasions which requires that I either rush to the school to pick him up immediately or the school bring him back home or take him to the hospital. At a time, I thank God that I am always available for my son, and at times, I missed my job...such a mixed feeling 😉

Did letting my job go, affected me?

Oh yes, I missed that monthly salary 😉, that calculated money that usually solves part of my needs but glad I found hive. I was faced with lots of jobs that pushed me to consistent research thereby learning more about oil and gas which was the main thing we are into, but now nothing to motivate me on that anymore. The way I was going then, I was so deep into the oil and gas system (not my profession but I was obtaining so much training from both my boss and staff), some staff already gave me some links to a larger oil and gas firm which I can work with if I have enough experience with their help as well. None of them are in Nigeria as I speak, I missed all of those training, in fact, I don't know if their plans towards me will still hold but I am happy that my Son's health is so stable now. He was the reason why I quit!!

This post is in response to the #hivelearbers community contest on the topic titled I QUIT

If you made it this far, thanks for reading. I do appreciate your stopping by👍🤗❤️😍

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@theycallmewell 63

over 1 year ago

Sometimes you really have to stop working because of your child's health, and in situations like that you have no choice but to Qiut.

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