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The last Day before Changing Jobs
Not long ago, I decided to change jobs. I had a “good job”: well paid, comfortable, and with a free schedule. The decision was not easy because I am no longer twenty years old, but I did it. In this article, I tell how was my last day of work: A mixture of sadness and fear to leave a “good” job and joy to start a new project.
Why did I decide to change jobs?
Basically, because I was bored and didn’t want to regret not having done it in the future, doing this is complicated, especially if you have responsibilities and bills to pay. Still, luckily, there’s always a way to get by if things go wrong in software development, which is what I do. However, no matter what you do, there is always an alternative.
In my home
The last day started weird, with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I thought I had made a mistake and that it was not wise to leave a well paid and comfortable job and felt sad to leave my colleagues, with some of whom I got along particularly well. In summary, I was afraid. On the other hand, it had been a long time since I had felt so alive and excited.
The night before my last day, I did not sleep well at all. I couldn’t stop thinking about everything, and I couldn't…