COVID-19 Check-In Thread Part III

[Labster]

Officially quit my job today, and looking forward to life as a hikikomori.  I still have a month to work, because I chose my own separation date.

Based on my discussions with other people, I'm starting to get the impression that I am deeply underpaid.  At least one person in the same position as me makes another 50% more than I make.  I mean, he's better than I am, but not by that much.  So I'm thinking this was the right decision, and it gives me something to look forward to in interviews for new jobs.  I actually need to start looking.  At least I have several months of salary saved up, and this is a great time to look for remote work.

So funny story, my work decided to say "you can't quit, you're fired!"  So as of today, I officially resigned, but I still get the pay that I would have earned had I still been working as severance and I'll be officially terminated at the end of next month.  So actually, hey, I'm in pretty good shape, a one month vacation.  As a comedian, I've always wanted to do the "You can't quit, you're fired!" bit, which is finally off the bucket list.  And, of course, after this resignation I'm looking forward to spending more time with my family.

Oh, and now that I'm not actually working there, I'll note that based on people in the same position as me in the company, I was earning $40000-$50000 less.  I'm quite happy to be moving on this point, I just need to find a place to move on to.

Oh, and health.  There's a sad story here I'm not going to tell, because all it would do is depress you.  But the people I live with are all fine and healthy, as am I, which is almost enough.