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Tomorrow at this time I will have given my job my notice of resignation. A million scenarios of how that will go are running through my head but I think I am prepared for the best and worst. In the meantime, I have to keep myself from not throwing up and from not feeling like a big phony.

I'm nervous to say the least. I know this is a good decision and that I need to move forward with my decision but I'm still a big ball of anxiety. What will they say, how will it feel, etc. It's a big move and all big moves are accompanied by a certain amount of apprehension.

Top Ten Reasons to Quit Your Job

About.com has a top ten reasons to quit your job page that I found pretty interesting.

Click here to read the entire article on About.com

Essentially, here they are.

1. Your company is experiencing a downward spiral.
2. Your relationship with your manager is damaged beyond repair.
3. Your life situation has changed.
4. Your values are at odds with the corporate culture.
5. You've stopped having fun and enjoying your job.
6. Your company is ethically challenged.
7. You have behaved in ways that are considered improper.
8. You've burned your bridges with your coworkers.
9. Your stress level is so high at work that it is affecting your physical or mental health and your relationships with your friends and family.
10. You are unchallenged.

It's very sad that things have come to this state. How many workers out there are in similar situations?

Readers - what reasons would you have to leave your job?

Unemployment Rates

We're all well aware that the unemployment rate is on the raise. But today, as I was going through my many RSS Feeds, I came across an article on GOOD rating metropolitan areas according to their unemployment rate. As common sense would tell us, the unemployment rate is not the same nationwide.

Click here to see how your city rates

In the interest of remaining as anonymous as possible, I will tell you only that I live in a metropolitan area that falls in the lowest rates of unemployment column. Things could be a lot worse.