I quit my job today!

[Senusret I]

Thank you! Don't be sorry! I got drunk last weekend, so I'm cool on a beer right now.

Since I just said the story in an email, I'll just copy and paste:

Earlier this week, I requested 2.5 days off next week because I was invited to be the keynote speaker for National Coming Out Week observances at Ohio University. I was set to address the NPHC next Tuesday night and the campus as a whole on Wednesday night.

Admittedly, I should have submitted the leave request earlier. But I didn't.

So my boss denied the request. He said we were "short staffed" -- which is insane because the one chick who is getting married and taking two weeks off has NOTHING to do with my 2.5 days. [Note: I am a Site Director for an after school program. The absence of a Site Director in one place does not have anything to do with my school on the other side of the city.]

I asked him to reconsider because speaking at these events was VERY important to me, and I would hate to be forced to choose between the job and the opportunity. He asked me then if I was not given the days off, was I saying that I would resign? I said yes.

This morning, he said that the best he could do was let me have ONE DAY off.

ONE DAY, yet I will be speaking for two nights. Not to mention the LGBT office at OU has arranged all of these lunches and dinners with faculty members, directors, and student groups -- treating me like a celebrity!

So I told him that I found his offer to be unacceptable and that I was resigning, effective today.

He stuttered a bit and finally said to me "So we don't even get two week's notice?"

I said no.

But thank you for the opportunity to work here.

So that's that. I'm going to Ohio next week to speak about being black and queer!

And I love it!

The next few months will be a struggle, but at least I will be able to sleep at night knowing that I stood by my principles, stood my ground when they played hardball, had the unconditional support of my family and friends.... it just feels so fucking good to do the right thing, Frat! [Note: I was addressing a Brother, lol]



So yeah, that's that. It was a great six months. I did a lot to improve my site's reputation at my school. I revived the volunteer corps from Georgetown. I "got those kids straight" as some of the teachers at my site said. I basically kicked ass for six months and my bosses chose to throw it away over 2.5 days of leave -- THAT I HAD TO USE. Not like I asked them for extra, lol.

This change allows me to focus on the final weeks of getting my second novel out and move full speed ahead with doing more things like my lectures at Ohio next week.