The Undiscovered Country

I wish I could quit

I love my job as a land surveyor, but there are times, like today, I wish I could quit. This particular frustration has been building for weeks now.

First it was the seemingly constant mistakes in calculations (not all my fault, but some). Then last Tuesday our company received a summons. We're being sued for a variety of charges over a subdivision plat done by yours truly four years ago. I didn't do anything wrong or illegal, but lawyers don't care. Nor do some judges. I don't anticipate a loss, and my bosses told me more than once not to worry about it. Yet I can't help but second-guess myself over everything I've done over the last 10 years as well as current jobs I'm working on.

Today right before I was ready to leave for the day, the survey crew came back yet again with an error. Not my fault this time, but it's beyond frustrating. I threw up my hands and said, "That's it. I quit. I'm going to work for Walmart."

I wonder if they're hiring. It's certainly got to be less stressful than constant mistakes and legal battles.

Would it be worth the more than 50% cut in pay? I'll have to think about that one.

Rant over. Thanks for enduring it.