Goodbye PayPal
Today was my last day at PayPal -- I've worked there since August 1999, before the site launched. I decided several months ago that I wanted to leave and spend time working on some of my own projects. I told my boss in September, and since then I've worked part-time, wrapping things up.
I'm still glad I'm doing this, but today was hard. Cleaning out my cube, cleaning out personal files from my work machine, turning in my badge. Saying goodbye to people I've already said goodbye to, but having it be for real. I joined PayPal right out of college, and I've been working there now for over 1/4 of my life. It's a lot to let go of.
I'm sure I'll be happy about this soon, but for today I can be sad about it. In a way, it feels good to feel sad about leaving -- it reinforces what PayPal meant to me.
I'm still glad I'm doing this, but today was hard. Cleaning out my cube, cleaning out personal files from my work machine, turning in my badge. Saying goodbye to people I've already said goodbye to, but having it be for real. I joined PayPal right out of college, and I've been working there now for over 1/4 of my life. It's a lot to let go of.
I'm sure I'll be happy about this soon, but for today I can be sad about it. In a way, it feels good to feel sad about leaving -- it reinforces what PayPal meant to me.