Monday, February 16, 2004
Okay, so Friday was a bad day
My boss sent the nicest email to my whole department about my imminent departure; another went out shortly after inviting everyone to a going-away party (and mentioning a good-bye gift). So I guess I am going to be missed.
It's this limbo that proves the most difficult. I'll be gone in a week; I've gone through "training" with my co-workers to get them through the next few months—and to explain new duties in some cases. My plate is nearly clean. But I am still here, riding out my two weeks. Oddly, I wish I had more complex issues to address. But the lion's share of my work must be experienced, not explained. I don't do much that others couldn't do just as well—I just seem to do them more quickly and efficiently. My co-workers know how to do the things I do, they simply lack the repetitive experience at them I have. Give them a few months, and the machine will be running smoothly again.
And there's another reminder of why I am leaving. The challenge of a job that requires me and my unique skills to complete it is irresistable. I am unsatisfied chipping away at administrative tasks that someone else can do.
It's this limbo that proves the most difficult. I'll be gone in a week; I've gone through "training" with my co-workers to get them through the next few months—and to explain new duties in some cases. My plate is nearly clean. But I am still here, riding out my two weeks. Oddly, I wish I had more complex issues to address. But the lion's share of my work must be experienced, not explained. I don't do much that others couldn't do just as well—I just seem to do them more quickly and efficiently. My co-workers know how to do the things I do, they simply lack the repetitive experience at them I have. Give them a few months, and the machine will be running smoothly again.
And there's another reminder of why I am leaving. The challenge of a job that requires me and my unique skills to complete it is irresistable. I am unsatisfied chipping away at administrative tasks that someone else can do.
