The countdown for my last day at the big company is at 3 days. I have been so focused on my new adventure that I have not really been sad about leaving my old job. The difficult thing is I am super excited for my new adventure. My friends are getting sad. So far I am not. It is no secret that I have not been enjoying my job. That was not always true. There was a time I was on an awesome team and we had so much fun. We were close. We shared our daily lives. We shared two of our team members engagements, weddings, and pregnancy. We even helped name the baby. The team wrote a memo on why the name we wanted was the best. He can thank us for a memo that was well written. Otherwise, he would have a very goofy name today. We had a traveling trophy for our "Lame Contest." (I made the trophy and the contest.) We had a bet book for the overly competitive people on our team that were always arguing about something. We had a chart of names to keep up with one of our team members dating games. We discussed current events, sports, family, our childhoods, what we should have done differently in our lives. The job was not fun but we had a good time together. We have been moved around several times since we were on "The Street" together. That is the name Old Lady gave our row. She was originally on it and was moved. At least once a day she would come over to "The Street" to chat.
Today I finished cleaning out my file cabinet. I found one last bet that had not been resolved. I sent out a note via e-mail. Just like the old days an argument started. A couple of people got sentimental. We had our last Lame Contest last week.
Old Lady said there is still time for me to change my mind. There is not even a tiny possibility that will happen. Right or wrong I am 100% ready for the next stage of my life. Skinny and Easy Rider beg me several times a day not to leave. I am their daily does of wisdom and funny. They feel abandoned. They could have used about two to three more years before I pushed them out of the nest. They are going to need to fly on their own. They still have Old Lady but she is not far behind me. I think within a few months she will walk out the doors too.
Not sure how I will end the day on Friday. I know there will be tears. I miss Arizona already. We started work on the same day. We used to spend every lunch together. All our breaks together. We had some great times. It has been 10 years since we worked in the same department, same building. We have managed to stay close with two time zones between us. We instant message while we work, we e-mail. We see the little green lights next to our names so we know the other person is there. Now we will have to work harder to communicate.
I have another friend that is now working in California. We chatted over IM today too. She said she was ready to cry thinking I won't be an e-mail away or an IM away. I said I will only be a text away.
It is hard to say goodbye to people that leave across the country. Cannot imagine how I will be able to say goodbye to the people I see on a daily basis. It is going to be tough!
The Page Turners will continue to meet monthly. I will not lose contact with them. Remember that Easy Rider. We will still have contact. Just not daily.
The Page Turner Society
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