I Accepted an Offer from Chicago Trading Company
Well... I got a call today from Jeff H. at CTC, and the offer he presented was just too good to pass up. I accepted (verbally) on the phone, and he was thrilled. So was I. He's sending the paperwork out today and I should get it tomorrow. I'll do what's necessary to formally accept the offer once I get it, but that's simply a formality.
I've got a new job!
I was chatting with a few friends about it, and they encouraged me to let my current manager know today, as opposed to tomorrow morning with a formal letter. There's no reason to wait, and it gives them the evening to come to terms with it and begin the planning of what to do on my last ten days. Looking at it that way, I had to see the logic. So I told him.
Interestingly, his first words were: "You're kidding me, right?"
Nope.
We talked about what might have lead to this decision. He's been aware that I haven't been happy for the last several months, and it hasn't come as a complete surprise to him. Still... there's a lot of stuff that needs to be transitioned, and it's going to be up to him to decide how to do it. At this point, I'm answering questions and doing what they want, but I seriously doubt if they are going to be having me do any new work because I can't possible finish it in ten days.
Still... who knows.
More importantly, I'm moving on. It's been long overdue. Jeremy left nearly three years ago, and back then I didn't think I'd last the year. I lasted three. That's a lot of staying power. Troy left 9 months ago, and that was really the final blow. I knew I needed to get out. Thankfully, the position at CTC could not be a better fit. I'm excited about what's ahead, and understandably a little nervous.
Wow.