Hi,
I'm lucky enough to have finally hit that magic number where I don't have to work any more but want to make sure I go about this in the right way - hopefully in a way which leaves some options open and doesn't actually inconvenience people too much. My job is great in a lot of ways - very short commute, good social/sports etc outside of work, the people are nice, my boss is supportive etc but due to a number of reasons (mostly me lacking motivation and confidence - both of which get worse every day) I feel like everyone would be better off if I wasn't there any more.
A little part of me is tempted just to keep on going to see if I can turn it around but realistically I don't think that will happen, and it also runs the risk of me just annoying the people at work and potentially not getting a good reference just in case I do want to go back at any point.
A career break would probably be ideal - I can effectively take maybe a year's unpaid leave and they would hire in a temporary contractor to take my place during that period but I'm worried that'd be messing them around when they've been so good to me, and realistically they will likely say no anyway.
So... simply handing in my notice seems to be the best option, but of course it is very final. Like I said, with my motivation and confidence at an all time low (I'm really struggling right now) I am wondering if this is the best option. I'm also really looking forward to spending some time not at work :)
Any thoughts please? Thank you :)