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valkyrieza) wrote2006-04-28 09:02 pm
valkyrieza) wrote2006-04-28 09:02 pm
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Goodbye RDL, goodbye
It feels really weird to know that next week I won't be coming in to work, sit at a familiar desk and struggle with my Internet access. After 4 years and 3 months, I will no longer be in a place where my career will at best stagnate, working with people who are so jealous of me they will stop at nothing to give me hell and Midrand morning traffic will be a thing of the past.
Yet, when I had my send-off, the users that I helped organized a farewell party, collected money to give me a present and generally said exceptionally lovely things to me, (after knowing them for a while I knew that was true). That makes me sad to leave but it also warms my heart that despite hell given to me by my boss and his annoying little underling there were people who appreciated me and the work I was doing while I was helping them. Feels like the last two years (possibly the worst career-wise, any chance of training thwarted by my boss) have not been in vain.
Still feels a bit nostalgic, knowing that I will have to learn all the things at the new company - who to go for music, who knows if the main boss is in a generous mood and who will be able to give you a lift when your car is in service.
After leaving the company for the last time at 11:45 I used the gift money to treat myself to some clothes, pay most of my accounts, have lunch and see a movie. A nice way to celebrate the end of a personal era.
Yet, when I had my send-off, the users that I helped organized a farewell party, collected money to give me a present and generally said exceptionally lovely things to me, (after knowing them for a while I knew that was true). That makes me sad to leave but it also warms my heart that despite hell given to me by my boss and his annoying little underling there were people who appreciated me and the work I was doing while I was helping them. Feels like the last two years (possibly the worst career-wise, any chance of training thwarted by my boss) have not been in vain.
Still feels a bit nostalgic, knowing that I will have to learn all the things at the new company - who to go for music, who knows if the main boss is in a generous mood and who will be able to give you a lift when your car is in service.
After leaving the company for the last time at 11:45 I used the gift money to treat myself to some clothes, pay most of my accounts, have lunch and see a movie. A nice way to celebrate the end of a personal era.