A dozen days

[emeraldsedai]

Well, it's pretty much all over except the deletion of personal stuff from the hard drive, this career thing I've been doing for the last thirty-something years. Twelve days left, only seven of them actual workdays.

My immediate coworkers, honoring my request not to have the sheet-cake-in-the-conference-room shindig for me, took me out for a

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[ravurian]

I love how Somer(?)'s name was clearly the after-thought on that cake :)

[emeraldsedai]

I didn't notice that. Heh. Alphabetical show of preference.

[ravurian]

You can't Nope out of this, LOL. It's right there...

[emeraldsedai]

Gmail decided that your comment was spam. Sorry about that! Just found it.

In the dozen days since this post and your comment, I've come to accept that my work--maybe even my personality--was valued around that place. I don't know if I'll ever stitch up the rents in the fabric of my self-concept, but leaving work certainly didn't hurt.

[helenajust]

I think you did it right by playing along - as you say, it's more about them, really.

Nearly there now!

[emeraldsedai]

Many apologies--I try never to leave comments unanswered. This one, for some reason, struck Gmail as spam, and I only just found it.

In the dozen days since this post and your comment, I came to realize how very true it is that these things are for those left behind. I think I ended up striking a pretty good balance between my own wish to sidle out with no fanfare and their wish to have a party. I had some nice one-on-one interactions with some nice coworkers, and some very nice feelings were expressed. It was A-OK.

[decemberleaf]

"Steady as she goes!" and you did it. Love it!!

[emeraldsedai]

Many apologies--I try never to leave comments unanswered. This one, for some reason, struck Gmail as spam, and I only just found it.

Thank you--and yes, I do think I managed a pretty steady-as-she-goes exit from my career. I'm not displeased.

[lyrstzha]

At least there was cake? Assuming it was decent cake, of course.

[emeraldsedai]

Many apologies--I try never to leave comments unanswered. This one, for some reason, struck Gmail as spam, and I only just found it.

The cake was...you know, government-issue grocery-store sheet cake. LOL! But the sentiment was Grade-A gourmet bakery.

[emeraldsedai]

LOL! You are so right! I hadn't noticed that. Somer's already taken, so somebody made a frosting mistake.