My husband is giving notice on Monday...

[MerryBlooms]

I support him 100%, he's been miserable for so many months... trying to put on my brave face, one or five more rounds may just do it.

Change is/can be good.

[shenmue]

1. Hugs

[Tobin S.]

2. Does he have another job to go to?

[MerryBlooms]

8. He's been consulting for the last year on top of his regular job,

and has 2 more long-term consulting positions lined up. He will be traveling more, but working from home too... it really is a give and take. I am nervous about giving up our wonderful healthcare.

It will be Ok. He would never put me or the cats (lol) at risk. I'm just paranoid.

[rurallib]

17. thank goodness for the ACA he can make such a change

and still get at least some health care.

[magical thyme]

3. ...

[Smarmie Doofus]

4. Good time to make a move.

According to the stats.

'Course there are a lot of variables.

Good luck to both of you.

[csziggy]

5. Yah! for him!

My husband finally quit completely last week and he already feels better, knowing that he would never have to clock in again at a business owned by a corporation that doesn't give a shit about their employees or their customers.

Not only had working there become a nightmare, the separation is turning into a morass. The only part that makes him feel good is he runs into people that knew him from the business and wish he were still there since he was so good at his job.

[MerryBlooms]

9. It will be so good to see those tired-sad eyes turn back into the

dreamy blue pools I fell into and completely.

I was a widow once already before I was 40, and the last thing I want is to plan another funeral.

[csziggy]

10. After a visit with him Mom and a week to relax, my husband is getting cheerful again

He'd been so burned out and tired it was getting to both of us.

He's retiring young - 63 - and money will be tight but we can do it. What's sad is that he had planned to work until he was 66 but over the last few years the corporate policies have gotten more and more brutal and pathological.

We might start a business or just sell crap on eBay or Etsy. We worked for ourselves for many years, we can do it again. He mostly went to work to get health insurance - now we have coverage because of the ACA. Thanks, OBAMA!

Pamper your husband for a while - he probably deserves it!

[MerryBlooms]

11. So funny you mentioned ebay and etsy

That was part of my suggestions tonight during deck time. He laughed and reassured me we'll be fine. I just once again want to see the spring in his step and happy eyes.

[csziggy]

12. His brother has been making money buying up stuff from thrift stores and estate sales

And reselling it on eBay. He does it part time since he's living with their Mom and watching out for her - it's what is enabling her to stay out of a nursing home.

I had sold stuff on eBay previously and did pretty good but that was before they changed a lot of their policies. We have lots of junk, er, collectibles we could get rid of and get some money out of. It's much less demanding than running a brick & mortar store - which we did back before the World Wide Web.

I'm letting my husband take some time off to relax - be he's already working on clearing out the upstairs!

[MerryBlooms]

15. It's really worth it just to see the sparkle in the eye again, isn't it?

I told him I don't care if we're pushing carts, as long as we're pushing carts together and south of Chicago.

[csziggy]

19. It's wonderful! I'm glad your husband's sparkle is starting back, too!

[cwydro]

6. Good for him.

Life is too short to be miserable.

[In_The_Wind]

7. Good luck on finding something he likes!

[femmocrat]

13. Best of luck!

[handmade34]

14. sounds like a good plan!

best of luck!

[bigwillq]

16. Wishing you all the best.

[KMOD]

18. Best of luck to your husband.

Being happy with what you do is the most important thing.

Happiness makes everything better.

[Initech]

20. I'm seriously in a position where I may do that too.

I have been miserable at my job too, but for the last two or three years, and I've finally found other jobs in my area where I'm really interested in applying. Yes, change can definitely be a good thing.

[IrishEyes]

21. I wish you both the best of luck.

I hope he is much happier in his next job or whatever he ends up doing. It is no good for his health or yours for him to be in a job that makes him miserable. Even though it is a little scary, change can be great.

[MerryBlooms]

22. Much thanks for all the encouragement and support, and

the best of luck to those in a similar situation.

Today went very well and he's happy with his decision.

I kept myself busy today making Valentines and sugar cookies for him.

[DFW]

23. If he's been miserable, then he deserves a break. Hope it turns out to be the right move.

I'll be 63 this year, too. If I quit my job, I'd savor the down time--for about 5 minutes. Then I'd die of boredom.

[MerryBlooms]

24. It's the right move.

He came home happier tonight than he's been in a long time.

My husband isn't retiring (he'll only be 60 next year), he's moving into consulting full-time in the field he loves.

[DFW]

25. Good for him, then.

My wife had gotten to hate her job (boss mobbed her, and hid behind the protestant church that was the org.'s sponsor), and so she retired at 60. That left her with a pittance of a pension, but I make enough for both of us, and so there was no reason for her to be miserable. Now she has just as little free time as she did then, but she loves every minute of it. Your husband will, too.