Éirinn go brách!

Geez, where were we? Oh yeah, I quit this past Friday. I took the advice of Kate, DerekB and others and decided to take the high road when I resigned. I was pretty nervous about giving notice, but it went just fine and we were both gracious and said the right things. My last day is supposed to be next Tuesday but it feels like I've stopped working already. Email is barely trickling in and I'm so mentally checked out that it's ridiculous.

The only down side was that I didn't really get a chance to celebrate on Friday because we had a 9:00 a.m. rugby game (which we ended up winning 85-0, photo of me being chased is below), so I had to take it easy that night. However, I intend to make up for that tonight as it's St. Patrick's Day.



Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona (Happy St. Patrick's Day to You)!

Blog It, Friendo

I would do a "Separated At Birth" with Javier Bardem (from "No Country or Old Men") and my boss ... but I'm too much of a chicken shit to post his actual photo. Give me a couple of weeks and I'll show you the staggering comparison, especially the hair which is identical. They also sync up nicely, personality-wise, based on the movie. It's fucking eerie.

The Final Countdown

My job consists of basically masking my contempt for the assholes in charge, and, at least once a day, retiring to the men's room so I can jerk off while I fantasize about a life that doesn't so closely resemble Hell."
Kevin Spacey, "American Beauty"

I will be giving my resignation notice this Friday and I've been struggling a bit with what to say. Should I be honest about my opinion about my boss and what a psychotic, abusive prick he is? If so, I would draft my resignation letter a bit like this:

"Dear Human Resources,

It is with great joy and relief that I hereby submit my resignation effective March 25, 2008. While I have enjoyed working with many of the folks here at *****, my job has basically devolved into a lower level of hell while working for *** *** (a/k/a "The Bipolar Bear"). I would rather stick my hand in a wood chipper than ever work for this man again.

Regards,
David James"

Or do I just keep it simple and professional and exit gracefully? While I have no issues with burning bridges here such that you can see the smoke and embers for miles, I really don't think it will make any difference whatsoever. Everyone already knows he's an abusive asshole, I don't know that my reiteration is necessary (although it would be nice).

I'm really on the fence on this one so I would appreciate your suggestions.