I told my boss I’m leaving. It was a nerve-wracking experience. I didn’t really sleep and I threw up the night before. I ran into her in the elevator and was the only other person in the car. I was debating when to tell her that day and on the ride up to our floor she mentioned Seattle – a city I’d never heard her talk about before. So I took that as a hint and as soon as we got to our desks I asked if I could talk to her. The look on her face was worrisome, so I told her not to worry. And then I said my speech. She did not have any of the reactions I had practiced. Before saying anything she hugged me and said she was excited for me. I was shocked and excited.
It turned out to be the best time to tell her because later that day everything exploded. We had multiple pitches on top of our multiple clients and only the two of us as full-time employees. We were too successful (we joked). I usually enjoy having a little bit of time to think things through instead of having so much to do I have no time to think because this inevitably leads to mistakes. But we powered through without incident.
After my announcement I changed my location on LinkedIn to Seattle. I was getting emails from recruiters several times a week it seemed about new jobs they wanted me to interview for in NYC. Previously I had been open to talking to any recruiter, but after one of them annoyed me and blew me off after finding the only closed space without a glass door in our entire office. I wanted to have LinkedIn working for me instead of against me and in a few moments of panic I applied to a few job postings in Seattle. I have heard back from a few of them, including an online application I submitted to a big Seattle agency surprisingly. But few have followed through, especially after I mentioned that I still live in NYC. Oh well – we’ll see what happens!