I did it. I just resigned from my job. It doesn’t make me feel good to do it on Friday the 13th, but I don’t think there is such thing as a good day to resign. I mentioned before that a month since my contract position ended, I was lucky enough to secure a new job.

However, the downside was I had to resign from my part-time job. Although I never liked the job and I always had the intention of using it as a stepping stone to get more desirable positions, it had become a safety blanket.

It was my first job in my professional field. I started as an intern and worked my way up to a full-time position which was an accomplishment I was proud of. Working at this company allowed me to courageously take on a contract position when my manager offered me the security of keeping my job and going part-time.

It was a safety blanket that I knew I could always go back to when things didn’t work out. It was my home base. However, my new position is in direct conflict of interest with this job so I finally had to make the hard decision to resign.

So today, I made my first official resignation letter since I held my first job at 18.

I have been with this company for close to two years which may seem long or short depending on who you talk to. However, I know that even at two years, this decision was already so hard. I am now starting to understand why some people choose to stay for years at a job they hate. Because it is freakin’ scary to quit!

That’s why I told myself I had to do this now. Because in a sense, I feel like it is now or never. If I don’t gain the courage now, when will I?

I can only hope for the best but am still expecting the worst. So, I just wanted to write this post not only to commemorate this decision but to encourage anyone who is scared to take on a new position for fear of letting go of the safety blanket of a current job. I did it and you can too!