8/09/2012

Resignation!

I gave my resignation notice at work on Monday. This is the first time I've ever really quit something come to think of it. And my bosses were even pretty cool about it. Both my project manager and the president gave me a solid 3 seconds of confused stare when I told them, "I'm handing in my resignation so that my wife and I can take a year long sabbatical." I'm glad that once I explained the plan a little further their reaction was that our plan is awesome, and that they wish they had done/could do the same thing. Its just a good thing Lauren convinced me that we need to live our life by our own schedule and do things like this while we still can. She's the best wife ever.
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7 comments:

  1. CindyAugust 9, 2012 at 9:50 AM

    woohoo!!! so happy for you. way to stick it to the man.

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  2. Kelly McBlarneyAugust 9, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    Do they even know what a work sabbatical is the US? Congrats man. Doin it big!!

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    1. Jay AberAugust 9, 2012 at 11:27 AM

      If they didn't know what a sabbatical was before, they do now! Just doing my service to educate the populace.

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  3. UnknownAugust 9, 2012 at 12:14 PM

    Awesome.

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  4. Susie AberAugust 15, 2012 at 11:40 PM

    Sad to hear they accepted your letter of resignation without protest... Sabbatical... chocolate sprinkles on the vanilla ice cream. Sabbatical... a semester of paid leave granted when the research proposal was deemed worthy of study and travel... Your dad worked hard to take us all along on sabbaticals or teaching exchanges. Jay, your first...Canada, age 2 months and for Jeremy, we celebrated his 3rd birthday; Norway was the time of your 3rd birthday and Jeremy, turned 6 upon our return to Kansas; Poland, age 9 for you and Jeremy celebrated his 12th year; Estonia, age 16 and Jeremy turned 19. For you, age 20-21 in Germany, your junior year of university study, followed by summer of work in Munich.
    Yes, we agree... it was a great day for us all when Lauren came into your life and ours... and together you have traveled to Mexico, Spain, Italy, & Germany. Sabbatical... rewarding experiences, enlightened perspectives, recognizing connections, renewed enthusiasm, goodwill ambassadors, and new friendships, followed by a lifetime of fond memories. We look forward to sharing your experiences back home as you text and image the journey on this blog.

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  5. RoyFebruary 27, 2022 at 2:12 PM

    This is awesome

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  6. RoyMarch 10, 2022 at 10:05 PM

    Thank you foor sharing

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