I just put my 2 weeks notice in today. I’m making $20hr doing high volume outreach for a mobile dentist program partnering with hundreds of schools. I take 400mg of caffeine pills and stopped eating at work entirely for this past month because I felt like I had no time. I’ve been accumulating a bunch of overtime and still can’t get all my work done. Last week I was told I was doing a bad job and that the dental teams are complaining, visits aren’t confirmed etc.
I know it’s a bad decision to leave my job knowing the job market is bad, or that I have no leverage in interviews now. I’m worried I made the wrong decision because it was impulsive today putting in my two weeks. Today I was just at my breaking point and was super overwhelmed. I didn’t know if it would get better or worse.
Am I valid for leaving my job for my mental health or am I making a dumb decision? My manager did ask if i’m set on leaving or if there’s anything she can do