I started working at my current job three weeks ago. That was after three months of being laid off.

It was not my first choice, but it was the first company to offer me a job. And it paid more than my previous job. But the benefits are not great, and the work is not exactly what I wanted to be doing. I'm certainly capable of doing it (been doing it for years), and it's not going to make me miserable. But I wanted to expand my experience a bit more, and this job won't give me that.

Well, last week, another company that I'd interviewed at offered me a job.

It's for more pay, and better benefits, and the work is more in line with what I was hoping for.

I certainly didn't want to quit my new job after just one month, but it seems like I'm going to. This is an opportunity I can't really pass up, and it's really going to help me better provide for my family.

But I really like my new boss here, and I'm not sure how I'm going to tell them that I'm leaving. I did tell the new job that I wouldn't be able to start until the end of this month, so that gives me some time. It even gives me some time to back out if I really feel like I have to.

It's quite the conundrum, and I'm not looking forward to giving notice. I've never liked giving notice before, but this time feels especially bad.