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Last Friday, I turned in my two week notice to my boss.

It was a tough thing to do, as I’ve been pretty happy at this job. When I say “pretty happy”, I mean happy enough to not want to quit or lose the job because I did something stupid… and I had a smile on my face 90% of the time if not more. I’ve had an opportunity for the past two years to do a few great things:

1. Move to Austin
2. Work with some truly fantastic people
3. Grow as a professional sales person and develop my management skills
4. Build, Lead and Manage a fantastic team of sales people
5. Learn a lot about local advertising and marketing needs
6. Network with people all over the country in various jobs
7. Buy a great 1949 house in downtown Austin
8. Build friendships that I think will last me a lifetime
9. Learn a lot about the newspaper industry
10. Enjoy my job

About two months ago, I got a call from an aquaintance that was looking to hire me, and after a good bit of communication, I agreed to go to work for them for all the right reasons. I’m really looking forward to the new job, but this last week has been hard at the old job.

At the old job, I’d gotten burnt out a little, and now it’s hard to keep focused, and really finish up like I need to. And that’s making me feel lazy… sort of sucks to feel that way.

At the same time, I’ve only got five days left, and I don’t want to leave a bad impression. I don’t intend to burn bridges here, as I can use the relationships I’ve built here later in life somehow, and I don’t want them to remember me as “the guy that sat on his ass for two weeks after quitting on us”.

The new job is going to be fun, and I really can’t wait to start it… Just gotta finish out these last few days strong.

All of that being said, there’s an opening at the Austin American-Statesman for the Online Sales Manager position. It’s a job I’d highly recommend to anyone in online advertising sales that’s looking for a challenge and a place to really grow. Email me about it if you have questions and want to know answers from the guy that’s leaving the position open.