It's hard to let go of something you put so much of yourself into. I had so many things I was working on, so many things that I wanted to accomplish in the next year.
I had so much dedication and loyalty to my company, my coworkers and my goals. I was so determined to make it successful.
And it is incredibly disappointing to walk away from all of that. It feels so much like failure.
My wonderful family and amazing future husband have been very positive and have done their very best to remind me that I'm a very talented young woman and I have been successful and will continue to be successful regardless of whether my former employer can see what he's missing.
My vendors have been incredibly supportive as well. I waited until last night when they started calling me, and then this morning I reached out to the vendors who hadn't already been in touch. Everyone was equally as shocked as me. They gave me rave reviews on my LinkedIn page, which I am incredibly grateful for. I a
I went into the office yesterday to turn in the rest of the hardware I'd had in my home office and it was so bittersweet.
On one hand, I know that the people I built relationships with at work were really sad to see me go. They were very supportive and wished me the best. It was very nice to hear that my vendors have been giving my coworkers and boss nothing but positive feedback about working with me and that I am a very talented and creative individual who they enjoyed and appreciated immensely.
That does make me feel very warm and fuzzy inside.
And my vendors have started canvassing their own networks to see if there is any freelance or consulting business for me in addition to in-house full-time positions.
I realize Thanksgiving isn't until next week, but this whole experience is reminding me how lucky I am to have the support system that I have.
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