Has anyone else put in their notice after signing an offer, but then your thoughts start spiraling (what if they rescind my offer? what if my background check doesn’t clear?). And you just want to be happy and enjoy this time off between jobs, but you can’t will yourself to be happy

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I felt this too. One general rule of thumb for next time though, don’t put in notice until the background check clears. Congratulations!!

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Agreed. Sometimes they won’t tell you if it does, so ask how long it’ll take. If you don’t hear bad news by that time, you should be in the clear.

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No I was ecstatic to be out of hell -cough- I mean consulting

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I want to feel that way too! And don’t get me wrong, I am so happy to be out, but my happiness is overshadowed by this ever-present feeling of job insecurity

I dont know what happiness is anymore

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In that situation now, the only way to lower your anxiety is to keep interviewing at a couple of other places to cover yourself in case anything goes wrong. I already feel better and am able to relax.

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