Last week was my final week with my old company. I have been with this company for more than 13 years. I worked for one dept for more than 10 years and when I left that office - the feeling had been of "good riddance" - I couldn't wait to leave and felt no twinge about leaving my colleagues and friends I have met there. Yet, in the dept I've been working for in the past two years - a new set of emotions....while the opportunities ahead of me is something I look forward to, I will sincerely miss everyone I've worked with. They have kept me sane at the most challenging of times at a job that I wasn't necessarily crazy about - and they have been the reason that I've lasted as long as I have. At the farewell lunch as well as my last group meeting with the group - there were such sadness as well as laughter when we said our farewells. This group has been one of the best teams I've ever worked with and will miss them all very much. As part of a way to "express" their sadness in my leaving - my boss and the rest of the team felt the need to supplied me with some must have parting gifts such as a set of personal eye balls, handcuffs , fire marshall hat and my favorite - a real rubber chicken - I have to admit that while I was sad to be leaving such a wonderful group - the gifts were priceless...especially the voodoo containing rubber chicken. My ex boss Tim spent a bit of time explaining the interesting usage of a rubber chicken in the big scheme of things at an office. :-) The wonderful group of ladies I work with each day gave me a sweet send off and you can see the rubber chicken lying on the table..
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