Decided to leave my job after 8 years back in July, it was a very tough choice. They were making cuts and redundancies across the company, i got offered a bump which is do an old job with a view that i'll be offered something when work picks back up. I refused and took the redundancy, the manager couldn't believe it as i was the only one in the company to leave on my terms, quite a lot got forced out. They wanted to keep me and i remember he said to me "avoid that job market like the plague" .
It just felt like the right time for me. My colleagues and friends thought i was mad after how well i'd built myself up at that company and how highly thought of i was. I was just no longer waking up with that fire in my belly to go to work, it became too easy. And politics higher than me were holding me back. Which translates to i'm not a suck up and a yes man.
My last day with them was the end of July but they were still paying me for the following 7 weeks untill mid September. I only properly applied for one job and after 3 interviews with them including a presentation i started my new job the 14th of September when the pay from my previous employer ended on the 11th.
Completely different environment but it's exciting and i have loads to learn, as opposed to dong my old job with my eyes closed.
The new job title is 'Production Supervisor' in a Medical cleanroom. It's very tough and the amount of information i have to learn is insane but it's been a good challenge so far.