Wow. Now THIS was a weird day. I've worked at the company for nearly six years now, but today was my very last day there. Maybe I should have given notice that was longer than two weeks. In the end, my end date just came too damn fast.
The day was fine, some really nice goodbyes. Leaving some amazingly great people there. But it was hecka odd too. I realized I was leaving a place, an industry really, that has been a part of my life, my make up, for over twenty years.
My exit interview was scheduled for 4pm, but I ran into my interviewer in the hall about 15 minutes earlier. We just decided to do it early and get it over with.
I smiled and quickly signed all the paperwork. I didn't tell her about the incredibly screwed up department management. The horribly bureaucratic tendencies that are growing uncontrollably in the group and feeding on each other. The toxic environment of favoritism and exclusion. The nasty back stabbing. Nope, I just signed and smiled and packed up. Although I do admit to getting all misty at the very end. When the reality hit. Bittersweet.
So, I've come to realize I have an opportunity to fulfill a dream. This doesn't happen very often in life. It turns out I inherited a bit of money that will allow me to run wild, run free and run the heck away from Silicon Valley. It's time. It is SO time.
I've been asked by a few people to chronicle this time in my life. So consider this the first installment.
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