champagne supernova. this is how change should be: fast fast fast. the slow gradual changes that you are often a part of are too gradual to be termed "change", it's more "growing" or "evolution." change should be dramatic and easily noticed at a quick glance. i like changes that are like *bam* and make you go "whoa."



things that qualify on this list are crazy haircuts, sudden changes in life location, reborn christians, certain drunk people. i'm missing most of the list, but you get the idea.



of course, there is nothing inherently special about a speedy change. you hear people go "wow, two weeks ago i was working a dead end job and now i'm working at seven eleven, isn't it incredible?" as you can see, sudden change isn't always that impressive. but when you can go "last week i lived in manhattan and now i'm in los angeles looking for an apartment", that's a change.



over the past few months, there's been a few occupational changes among my friends. a few cross country moves, a few lay offs, a few quittings. when's it my turn burn baby burn? apparently my turn is now. my boss told me today that she was leaving next week. *bam* without a boss my job is not really necessary. actually, even with a boss my job wasn't that necessary. i quibble. point being that i was planning to leave my job in a few weeks anyway but now everything is different. i can leave whenever i want and have a good reason for doing it. all the guilt that i might have felt before, about leaving my company without their number one copy boy, was washed away with her announcement. they have to hire one new person, why not two?



as exuberant thoughts of work freedom washed over me, i pictured myself relaxing on the beach as early as next week. but then it dawned on me that with no boss and no direction, i could effectively sit at my desk and get paid to do nothing for a few weeks. how is this different? i'm not sure. but suddenly i was rationalizing how long i should stick around for the extra paychecks. two weeks? four weeks? six weeks? what was my exit strategy?



what is your exit strategy?