I had a question relating to my departure from Farmers this morning , so I called the Zurich HR Service Center to ask. I got a message saying that all of that group was in a meeting, and I left my name and number and my question. Four and a half hours later, I called them again, because they had not called me, and I got my answer. It makes me so proud to be a former member of their organization.
No word from the permanent jobs I have applied to (Boeing would be nice), but both of the largest recruiters I am working with have contacted me this week with contract possibilities, with one employer ready to interview me as soon as tomorrow.
The question that keeps coming up is, was it worth it, leaving Farmers? Now that we know it's not so easy to find anything else, and the possibilities that have popped up pay a lot less than what I was making, was it still a good thing to do?
Well, first, I didn't have a lot of great options, although I could have exercised more control over the way I left, maybe gotten a job first, for example. Second, I was able to leave on very decent terms, and I had said for a long time that if they offered me a deal (like severerance) to leave, I would take it. It didn't exactly work like that, but trust me, I didn't get screwed. I was happy with the deal. Most importantly, I had grown to hate many things about my job, and I do mean hate, not just dislike.
So now I am looking at paying for health insurance via COBRA, with no known future source of income, after four months of trying to find something, hoping for a temporary job that will pay much less than I was making. But instead of sticking with something I really couldn't stand, I am at least trying to find something more tolerable. And yeah, I'm happy with that.
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