Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Outgoing Messages, Incoming Messages

The announcement went out at work today:

Department News--Anna Taylor
Dear Members of our Community,

It is with great regret that we announce that Anna Taylor will be leaving our department.

We thought you would like you to know that Anna's last day on the job will be Friday, May 21.

Anna has made significant contributions to this department and will be missed by all who have worked with her. Her departure will be a great loss to our community.

We will have a reception closer to the day she leaves. Information about that will be forthcoming.

Sincerely,
J and V


I struggle with this and I know that it is simply because I know the situation too well and see it for what it truly is. Upon giving the notice, I heard that it's no great surprise given that it is "unfulfilling and unrewarding work" (obviously this comment bothered me more than I realized since I have referenced it in the blog three times now...) or that they can't keep high level thinking people because it is just "grunt work". It has also been referred to as bitch work, as in, "Hi, I wondered if the secretary had any extra bitch work that I could help with to earn some extra cash." It's a problem, obviously, but they don't see it.

Regardless, the responses began coming back almost immediately. These people are the ones that have made this job bearable, even enjoyable, at times. These are the kinds of things the optimist in my clings to, those moments that speak to the fact that it was not all for naught and make it okay.

Leaving?!
I'm so sorry to hear that you're leaving the department! Are
you at least sticking around the neighborhood/city? What way
awesomer things are you moving on to?


Good luck Anna! I'll miss you -- but trust you are going off to something that is good for you.
Good luck!



Dear Anna, A and I are both very sorry to hear that you
are leaving. In addition to being really excellent at your job
(something surprisingly rare, something we have really
appreciated, and something that will be sorely missed), we
both like you a lot. Please accept our warm wishes for the
future! Sincerely yours, B and A



It's good to leave before they begin wishing you had left years ago...

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