Green Card Quandary

Whoa!

Glad a decision is made. Feeling better?

Yes, I have one on a2k here. I have to revive it.

Have my talk with the boss where I tell him I'm moving out of the country this Fall today at 2:45pm. He has no idea. Should be interesting. I'm nervous, but also cannot wait to have that talk over with and those issues out in the open. I presume it's rather strange to hand in a 8 months notic, but a) I need him to know how i feel and b) I don't want to put him on the spot month or so before, so that he has plenty of time to look for someone else....if for nothing else so that he cannot guilt trip me later. He will anyway.
So help me God. My hands are sweating and stomach is in a know. But I will be OK and I know I will feel great relief once its over.

Eh, that was to beth.

...not feeling better yet. immensely nervous, but i am looking forward to feeling better soon.

Good for you, Dag.

Bet ya feel better tonight.....

Dag, all things are relative.

In one year from now, you will not even remember what you are feeling today.

So, just relax, it will be ok...

You'll feel better tonight, and better once the dissertation's done, and then even better in a year.

You'll be good. Not too much caffeine this morning, o.k.?

caffeine? i'd explode. this is enough of adrenaline for me. should be an extreme sport, really.

why am i so nervous... i am the one who is in the right, damnit. I guess I never had to quit before in my life.

I'd say you're wrong, if I know my Ph.D. candidates....

Ph.D. is separate right now. I'm quitting a job today.I do hope to have a very vague recollection (one that is hard to imagine anymore) of what I feel like today in one year.

Well, it's only my feeling, based on many years of experience with people...

talk in one hour. leaving house. oy vey.

Deep breaths, confident thoughts....

Checking in, pulling up a chair. Have some nice gin of your preference served as you wish in an excellent glass with an array of h'ordeurves (sp?) set out for your recovery period...

littlek had a snow day today, dag's out slogging in that weather.

Turns the heat up a bit, puts a polar fleece blanket on the sofa for dag.
Puts a small table nearby to hold the gin.

<Adds array of cushiony pillows>

We all went out slogging - it was quite nice.

Dasha is back, I imagine she'll pop in......

wow, big changes here.

I am curious to hear how it went...

Hello, lovely people of a2k that stand with each other through thick and thin.

It went much better and easier than I expected. I gave my 8 months notice, explained why, boss nodded, didn't try to talk me out, and in the end i felt very appreciated and know that i'll be missed. It was a good reminder of why I started working with him in the first place (he is a remarkable speaker and he does care about me a lot). But, he is still impossble as a manager and it was a right choice. I am extremey relieved, though a bit sad as the consequences sink in. I will miss Cambridge so incredibly much. Luckily I think I will be able to come back often if I do keep in close touch with the boss.

Now I imagine the move itself

You don't have to leave the day you quit, do you? Well, hey, first the diss.
We'll natter your heels on that.

Never mind, be at peace.

good, i need nattering at my heels.

no, i don't necessarily have to leave the same day... i will have to sort out the stuff accumulated over the last 8 years, and part with things (that's HARD for me!). and my mirrors...i want to take my mirrors, and the old dresser.... and my curtains and my rug.... .....this is a disaster in making.