Change is not always easy | Loh #287

I remember when I had a job in a different location. I had the intention to stay in that job for a long time. I had made a lot of friends both at work and where I lived. When I was stable, everything was going smoothly, the work environment was the best I could hope for. My bosses where amazing people.

For some people, they don't enjoy going to work but my case was the opposite. I enjoyed going to work. I would look forward to Mondays because of how excited I was going to work. It made me realize that when you are always happy going back to work, you wouldn't see it as a tedious chore.

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However something happened one day. I got a job offer from somewhere else. The salary was much better than what I was already earning and it required me to move to another state.

This was the main contention. I wasn't ready to leave the life I already had. I loved my work environment at the time. My co-workers were the best. I didn't even know whether to accept the job offer and if I did, I didn't know how I was going to tell my friends and coworkers or even my boss. This new job would require me to move over to a new place and start life over again. Even though the new opportunity was better, I found it difficult to let go of the job I already had.

I kept on delaying on making a final decision until one day I was made to realize that sometimes change is difficult but it is constant and it can be the best thing to happen to you.

So I decided to take the job. It was emotional telling my boss, my co-workers and the friends I already made that I had to move. It was difficult telling them goodbye. But then I had to learn to let go for a better future for myself.

I tried to be positive about the new life I will be living and it actually turned out amazing. The new job was incredible, the work environment was favorable, and the city was beautiful. I made amazing new friends. I'm glad I took that decision.