{"id":448,"date":"2023-06-04T00:49:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T00:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nickwoodland.com\/wanderingwoodlands\/?p=448"},"modified":"2023-06-05T00:08:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T00:08:13","slug":"quitting-my-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickwoodland.com\/wanderingwoodlands\/quitting-my-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Quitting My Job"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nickwoodland.com\/wanderingwoodlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-03-at-6.45.39-PM-e1685839678323-300x248.png?resize=300%2C248&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nickwoodland.com\/wanderingwoodlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-03-at-6.45.39-PM-e1685839678323.png?resize=300%2C248&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nickwoodland.com\/wanderingwoodlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-03-at-6.45.39-PM-e1685839678323.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we finally closed on our house in early April, I had to quit my job. This part was weird. I LOVE my school! It has the best staff, students and families. Sure there are a few things that don\u2019t always make it fun, but about 95% of it was great. I had been there for 12 years and with our district for 16. I even liked my district even though there were a LOT of changes over the last few years and it was all seeming a bit \u201cdifferent\u201d than it had been. I had a great boss, colleagues- everyone! BUT I believe that 12 years is almost too long for one principal to be at the same school. I also knew that the work we were doing would be sustained by the hard-working, conscientious, talented and caring staff. So leaving felt bittersweet, but I do feel confident that it was a good thing for everyone. I remember sitting with my boss (he knew this was coming) and filling out the form -pretty much just my name and info and click the \u201cI quit\u201d button- which seemed like the easiest thing to do in my district- to quit! 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