Gave notice to the Q - flying fingers

Hi all.  I've been doing medical transcription for over 20 years, and have been with the Q for almost 12 years (the first year in the office and at home, and then they sent us all home).  Been through all kinds of changes, from working in the local office and at home, to working at home, to being moved to the responsibility of another office, to that office closing down, then to working for a "virtual office" and finally a "service area."  I lost count of how many supervisors and accounts I've had.  I've seen DOS-based transcription, the advent of DQS, ASR, and finally our friend "version 6.1."  The dictators I have had have run the gamut from those who speak slowly and clearly to those who spell E-V-E-R-Y O-T-H-E-R W-O-R-D to those who zip through dictations as if the door will lock and they won't be able to get out of the building if they don't finish 10 minutes' worth of dictation in 3.  I think I've had dictators from every country on the planet.  I've learned about oodles of new diseases, surgical instruments, cities, and other places I otherwise wouldn't have known about.  So, it's been fun.

While I've worked at the Q, I've finished my bachelor's degree, finished my master's degree, and now am in a Ph.D. program.  I now have the opportunity to work as a graduate assistant with a prominent professor in the field.  The university will pay me to work with him, plus they'll pay my health insurance premium and my tuition.  It's a great opportunity.  I am in school full time, and I'll be working for 20 hours a week (and getting paid twice what I'm making now working part time).  So, it's time to say goodbye to the Q.  I have a few weeks left with the Q before I begin a new semester (and my new job).  I've enjoyed seeing what everyone has posted and have sympathized with all those who vent their frustrations here.  We certainly have been through a lot! 

I wish everyone a great holiday and new year!