the one where she's all sappy
I almost had to abandon ship after the spam bots. Tremendous thanks to Solonor for his help - I think we are circumventing them for now. *sigh*
So now that it's all official, I can spread word throughout the interweb : I am leaving my job.
I wish that it was more exciting than it is. I wish that I could say that I was following the love of my life across country or quitting to become a full time craftster or circus trainer, but alas I have no such romantic notions. Instead, I am chasing a paycheck and some potential. I think there's something kind of noble in that as well.
Tomorrow (Nov. 1st) is my last day and it's bittersweet. There are certainly a handful of people that I want to unload on and tell them how irritating they REALLY are, but mostly I like my work family. They're exactly that - a family. We have our ups and downs, but we always are pleasant at the holidays. I've been in my current job for more than 6 years, which apparently is an eon in the current job market. I was recruited from a stale resume on Monster specifically for that reason. Literally the lady said "yeah yeah yeah" about my past work history, "six years? *whistle* that shows dedication." I wanted to tell her how she didn't know the half of it, but instead I chalked it up to loyalty -- until of course she made me an offer. Now I am jumping ship.
I start my new job on Monday, which only gives me a 4-day weekend to recouperate and cram in all the necessary things (new wardrobe, manicure, pedicure, hair color, etc.), but it's honestly the longest break that I have had in months.
My only regret is that I can't take anyone with me. I have had some of the very best mentors in the world. 10 months ago, I was the new kid and had no idea what the hell "content management" was -- and now I am moving to one of the top CM companies in the world. I owe everything that I know and everything that I am to Tiffany, who gave me a chance to move from the events world into the marketing world and who was seriously the best New Boss that a gal could ever want. Without her encouragement, I couldn't have done any of this. You honestly don't know what it's like to have a boss who says stuff like "you're smart" and "you have a lot of talent and you can do anything you want" -- it's like a fairy godmother. I've never had that before in the work world. Sadly, we don't have enough people like her around. I think I am going to pay her to call me every few days with a Daily Encouragement ("you're doing a great job!"). And also keep the picture of her making monster faces with her fingers up her nose on my desk.
I would be remiss if I didn't give serious props to Mark who was the best teacher. He was the Rock Star of our team, and I was fortunate to roadie with him across country and learn a lot. If he charged me a nickel for every email with the subject line "quick question for you", he'd be a rich man. When he left the company recently, there were literally shock waves... still no ones knows what to do without him. I mean, what do you do when Gene Simmons quits KISS? Plus, he taught me how to hold my own when it comes to gin and mojitos -- and opened my eyes to Chicago as more than just a layover city.
I had the best team in the world, and even though the past few months have been SUCK, it's my friends who made it kind of OK.
So here I go into the big, wide world. Wish me luck!
