Week 6-The Dip Continues

This week was really good for me in that I was able to finish the book called The Dip and it could not have come at a more perfect time. As a result of some turmoil at my job they have decided that they were going to shut their doors. As a result of this change in business decisions they let go of multiple people this last week, including myself early this week. This did not come as a huge shock to me though as the company had been evicted from its office as we had not been able to pay our bills there. Thanks to being able to finish The Dip this last week it really helped to give me perspective on my situation for a few different reasons.

First, I found that the book helped to teach me that sometimes it is a good thing in order to move on for an opportunity or business to just quit. This it seems is exactly what happened with my opportunities and me with the company. It was very hard for me to have the feeling of letting something go that I have worked on for the better part of the last two years. In some ways it was good thing because it allowed me to finally move on in my career.

Second, it helped me to realize the times when it is okay to quit and move on. In the companies circumstance I believe that they should have quit a while ago instead of continuing to get the business more and more in the hole. As a result there is a large amount of monies that are still owed. In all reality they probably should have quit sooner when they saw the signs that they were going to fail.

In reality, although I am sad I am grateful that I am able to finally move on to something else in my career. It will be something with more opportunity and definitely more pay as well.