Midnight Anxiety: The Prospect of Leaving

I'm coming to terms with the idea of leaving the company as soon as my assignment in Denmark is over. I know this is a big decision to make, but rest assured I shall be thinking about this for the full-length of my stay here.

First off, I have to know if this is just because of the bad week that has passed, being fresh from my vacation and all. A bad case of metal being put from high to cold temperature (See the movie Fantastic Four, watch what they do with Dr. Doom hihi). Plus, my boss hasn't been peachy lately either. Coming back to find that your boss has been switched with his evil twin isn't a nice way to start the other half of your tenure, huh! I want to weigh my pros and cons when the bad air has lifted (when work becomes more relaxed). This is so that my decision will not be based on ill-feelings.

Secondly, I'm coming to my third year my present company and the scenario has always been the same from project to project: stressful environment, too much overtime, too much work, no time for anything else. Since I started, it seems my life has been put on hold, save for my career. I mean 2003 was really stressful because I was fighting to keep my life balanced. Then came 2004 where I really had to call most of my friends to tell them that I'll go under the radar and focus solely on my career. The present year hasn't been good to my life either, need I say impossible to get things back the way they were with me being geographically-challenged. I've been living my life like a total geek, techie... a HERMIT with very little connection to my friends and even my family. I came back home for a vacation only to find that my nieces and nephews have grown so much, my brothers and sister distant with me, and my friends moving about their lives without me. I had clamoured to pick up the pieces during the two weeks I was there. I don't want that to happen again.

There are many factors involved here. A decision this big cannot be made overnight.