A resignation letter . . . to myself.

Because it’s time for a new beginning.

Photo by Matt Duncan on Unsplash

Dear Frank,

I’m sorry to say that I’m going to have to hand my notice in today. It’s not that I haven’t enjoyed working for you. I love all the ideas you develop and the energy you bring to them.

I know it’s been a tricky time the last 18 months what with illness, a changing business environment, and then suddenly covid. That, obviously, has changed everything.

I know that even you have had to take a normal paying job to keep the devil from the door, I know that your bankroll has nearly been halved. It probably isn’t over yet.

I’ve had the same pressures. And that quote from Einstein just keeps playing in my head:

“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” ~ Albert Einstein

I can’t keep doing the work and not getting paid. I’ve got bills.

I can’t keep doing the work and being shamed for lack of success.

I can’t keep doing the work on one project and then jumping to the next before the first has finished.

I can’t keep trimming my expenses. I’ve got kids. I want to get a new house.