how did i quit?

September 18, 2026

Took a little bit of external circumstances.

I was unemployed, benefits done in a month or two. Got a job lead for a job that wouldn’t have been optimal (not as much $$ as i wanted, long commute), but … job. Got through the interviews, client liked me, just one more thing.. a test. Which of course I failed. I flew straight from then on (7-oct-24 if anyone cares). They called back 5 weeks later, “interested in same job +$4/hr?” (guess they hired someone who didn’t work out?) sure. still gotta test. Failed again. that headhunter has ghosted me since.

There was another possibility that wasn’t gonna pop for 3 months. almost certain test as the job most likely had Federal entanglements. I stayed the course, spent a lot of time with my non-smoking friends. By January the other headhunter had become a ghost, but by then I was preferring the new (pretty manic) brain.

In the interim, i worked at a feed store, retail. I’m not a feed store kind of guy, i’m an old hippy, but i enjoyed it quite a bit talking to people, helping them find stuff. Loading 50# bags into customer cars is rough on a 60 year old. The red hats reappeared almost immediately after the election. (standout t shirt: “I voted for the hillbilly and the felon”)

i still go over there to say hi to the folks i worked with, buy hardware things.

I did have a couple of slips (by the calendar, at exactly 1.5 years) 6 months ago, so if i am at a MA meeting, it’s only 6 months but i am counting it as 2 years.

I’m in the job search grind again and I’ve had thoughts of slipping lately, but don’t want to mess up a test if it comes up so i’m safe for now.

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