I just blew the opportunity of a lifetime. What should I do?

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5 years ago 09/21/2018 1:56pm EDT

re: 35 years old

I took the job of a lifetime a while back. It took a few extra weeks for me to get there, because I had to tie up loose ends where I was, train a replacement, transition stuff over (IT at a place that did not walk me out immediately because nobody there knows anything).

The new place went bankrupt the third week I was there. The doors locked, whole deal. I got a tablet out of the deal, who-pee!

The place I'd left didn't want me back. I'd trained my replacement so well, and they were paying him less than half of what they paid me, so tough luck. It took six months for me to get another job, paying not quite what I'd been making at the first, but the commute makes it even out. Still, I lost out on thousands of dollars in lost wages during the interim, despite the $1200 fairly decent tablet I still have.

As with most things, it's easy to think the missed opportunity would have been the greatest thing ever. The grass is always greener, isn't it?

5 years ago 09/21/2018 4:33pm EDT

re: i done EFFED up

i just blew the fart of a lifetime

what should i do?

5 years ago 09/21/2018 4:43pm EDT

re: i done EFFED up

i done EFFED up wrote:
I was recently offered a job. This was a truly unique and exciting opportunity to do something special and potentially make a lot of money. It was also an intimidating proposition, and I was uncertain about whether I would be able to succeed at it. On top of that, I have serious personal problems that that have been wrecking havoc on my morale and making me prone to changes in sentiment. Even though I orally committed to the job, I never overcame the issues that were holding me back, and remained in state of chronic indecision the entire time that I was supposed to be preparing. As a result, I blew everything. I wavered on the date that I was supposed to start, was given extra time to prepare, then wavered again on my second chance, at which point the offer was rescinded. Now I realize what a great opportunity it was, am full of remorse and want to die. This was my big chance to do something in life and I don't believe I will get another one. It's like the Eminem song "Lose Yourself" where he says "if you had one shot... one opportunity... to cease everything you ever wanted... would you capture it... or would you just let it slip?" Well, guess which one I chose. Because now that I've blown it I can't stand to live with the consequences.

That blows, LITERALLY

5 years ago 09/21/2018 4:48pm EDT

re: 35 years old

I started this thread six years ago and I’m glad I didn’t take that fcking job now. I just blew another opportunity of a lifetime with a woman this year though. There are a lot of parallels.

5 years ago 09/21/2018 4:51pm EDT

long horn wrote:
just go apply at the other chipotle

this is why I come to letsrun

5 years ago 09/21/2018 5:07pm EDT

re: this is it

This thread is a useful reminder of why we need more mental health awareness campaigns.

Was the first response funny? Sure. But it was also seriously irresponsible. But who cares? Anonymous message boards and all that crap. Why care if you help pushed someone deeper into overwhelming despair? Why even bother being an empathetic human being? It would totally ruin your fun on anonymous message boards!

I hope you all don't have the experience of someone you dearly love taking their own life before you wake up to the harm of toying with people in deep despair.

5 years ago 09/21/2018 5:48pm EDT

re: i done EFFED up

i done EFFED up wrote:
I was recently offered a job. This was a truly unique and exciting opportunity to do something special and potentially make a lot of money. It was also an intimidating proposition, and I was uncertain about whether I would be able to succeed at it. On top of that, I have serious personal problems that that have been wrecking havoc on my morale and making me prone to changes in sentiment. Even though I orally committed to the job, I never overcame the issues that were holding me back, and remained in state of chronic indecision the entire time that I was supposed to be preparing. As a result, I blew everything. I wavered on the date that I was supposed to start, was given extra time to prepare, then wavered again on my second chance, at which point the offer was rescinded. Now I realize what a great opportunity it was, am full of remorse and want to die. This was my big chance to do something in life and I don't believe I will get another one. It's like the Eminem song "Lose Yourself" where he says "if you had one shot... one opportunity... to cease everything you ever wanted... would you capture it... or would you just let it slip?" Well, guess which one I chose. Because now that I've blown it I can't stand to live with the consequences.

Hi Chidi!

5 years ago 09/21/2018 7:34pm EDT

long horn wrote:
just go apply at the other chipotle

There are very few posts that actually make me burst out laughing...well done.

5 years ago 09/22/2018 9:02am EDT

This might be one of the best comedic timing posts of all time on this site. Been here since '05.

long horn wrote:
just go apply at the other chipotle

5 years ago 09/22/2018 10:09am EDT

re: kanny

kanny wrote:
This might be one of the best comedic timing posts of all time on this site. Been here since '05.
long horn wrote:
just go apply at the other chipotle

True, but it's been done many times in some variation on here.

5 years ago 09/22/2018 11:59am EDT

re: i done EFFED up

If it makes you feel any better:

I was also offered a dream job, making more than I made before by a fair margin and in a small company that had great people.

Almost two years later, I was almost killed in a workplace explosion. Myself and about 6 others left the company as soon as we could find other jobs. You never know what will happen, so just move on and try to focus on your next steps, not the current conundrum (but learn from it of course). Seek help if you need it, as others have said.

5 years ago 09/22/2018 12:20pm EDT

re: Try this on

Try this on wrote:
If it makes you feel any better:
I was also offered a dream job, making more than I made before by a fair margin and in a small company that had great people.
Almost two years later, I was almost killed in a workplace explosion. Myself and about 6 others left the company as soon as we could find other jobs. You never know what will happen, so just move on and try to focus on your next steps, not the current conundrum (but learn from it of course). Seek help if you need it, as others have said.

I hope you sued KFC

https://myfox8.com/2015/07/17/brothers-working-at-north-carolina-kfc-injured-after-pressure-fryer-explodes/

5 years ago 09/22/2018 1:28pm EDT

long horn wrote:
just go apply at the other chipotle

Outstanding my friend.

5 years ago 09/22/2018 2:17pm EDT

re: 35 years old

35 years old wrote:
Something will pop up. ..

Always does..as long as you keep blowing it.

5 years ago 09/22/2018 2:22pm EDT

re: Chipotle variation

OMG...that reminds me of the accident that killed my college roommate. WOUNDED DEER, Massachusetts – Emily Dickinson College sophomore Fawn Liebowitz died suddenly last week in a kiln explosion on campus. Liebowitz, 20, a sociology major from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was tragically killed while firing a pot in the new kiln in Sylvia Plath Hall. “Messy” was how Wounded Deer Fire Chief Michael Redman described the scene of the accident. “It was hard to tell the pot shards from the body parts,” said the pyrodefense professional. “She just blew like a frog sucking on a cherry bomb,” Redman added. The cleanup of Plath Hall has been further complicated by a thin coat of glaze that has affixed many of the body parts to the light fixtures and hand railings. In the wake of this tragedy, there has been talk among Emily Dickinson students of renaming Plath Hall to Fawn Hall. Until she was blown to bits, friends would say that Fawn’s best feature was her smile. Her roommate, Shelly Dubinsky (sophomore, primitive cultures), described Fawn as “a special friend who liked to share her thoughts and experiences, and who had a curiosity about life and relationships.” Her long-time boyfriend (they were “engaged to be engaged”), Frank Stratton of nearby Faber College, was in shock when he first learned of Fawn’s passing. “I just talked to her last week. She was going to make a pot for me,” Stratton said while attempting to hold back tears. Services have already been held.

Chipotle variation wrote:
https://myfox8.com/2015/07/17/brothers-working-at-north-carolina-kfc-injured-after-pressure-fryer-explodes/

5 years ago 09/22/2018 9:33pm EDT

re: i done EFFED up

Vomit on your sweater?

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