Now that the cat is all the way out of the bag…
I have left my job. It was time.
Not because of any individual—in fact, leaving behind all the individuals is hard. Not because of anything negative either at my client or at my employer. But because I deeply need to do something different.
Still, it’s hard to leave my team behind. Because, if I may say so, my team is made of win. Nobody is mean. Nobody is stupid. In fact, everyone is smart and creative and professional and they all have a great sense of humor. And I’m not just saying that because I know that you—you know who you are—read my blog occasionally.
Best of all, everyone has something to teach, everyone has something to learn, and everyone watches out for their teammates.
Normally I am not one to name names online, but I want to sincerely thank Aaron, Amy, Amy, Chris, Dale, Dave, Dianna, Elaine, Lora, Marcus and Michael. I am a definitely a better manager because of you. I am probably a better person because of you. And of course, your predecessors as well—Amber, Amy, Andrew, Anne, Beau, Brandi, Brenda, Chris, David, Deanne, Denise, Dev, Grace, James, Joe, Joel, Jon, Heather, Kay, Ken, Lena, Lora, Michael, Michael, Michelle, Mike, Oran, Pat, Paul, Scott, Shelby, Steve, Steve, Tim, Tom, and, of course, Walter. All of you have made me laugh. (One or two of you have also made me cry, but we won’t dwell on that.)
Thank you. And good luck.