My friend's husband gave notice the same day I did, but he since gave two weeks instead of three, TODAY is his last day at work.  We're going to E.C. to celebrate after work.  Next Friday it's MY turn!!!  YAY!!!

Yikes!  Time at my job is winding down.  Just over a week to go until my last day.  It's been interesting.....my boss hasn't been in the office since I gave him my notice, so he hasn't been able to look at resumes or interview possible replacements (not that he'll be able to replace me, LOL!).  He's due in tomorrow and wants to start seeing people next Wednesday or Thursday, which means that there's no way he will be able to hire someone and give me the opportunity to train them before I leave.  So much for giving three weeks notice so they'll have extra time to get that stuff taken care of, right?

I know I've said this before, but the outpouring of good will from so many different people has been amazing.  The best was when the wife of the man who brought me to the firm came by my desk and asked if we could talk in her husband's office  The conversation we had was so great.  For someone in her position to take time out of her busy day (board meetings, etc) to talk to me and say such wonderful things..... I have to admit that I cried a little.

Like I said, time is FLYING!  I'm getting excited (well, as much as it's possible for me to get excited).  I can't believe I'll have two full weeks off in-between jobs!  I don't know what I'll do to fill the time, but I'm sure I'll manage.  I've got a couple of things I need to do, but other than that, nothing.  I never thought that I would have this problem!!!!

And a Happy Belated Birthday to CBLMW.  I wasn't able to post that day, but I did do a "cheers" for you. I sent you an email about the job change, not sure if you got it or not.

It's taken years, but I've finally done it. I've found a new job and gave notice at work. I gave three weeks, which is longer than a lot of people would have given, but I really want to help get someone in to replace me.

The outpouring of good will from other employees has been quite humbling. Fairly quickly after turning in my resignation, I started receiving phone calls from people in other offices, even those in other states. News definitely spread fast!

I made sure to meet with the man who brought me into the firm 14 years ago, before I went to speak with my current boss. I started out working for the president of the company and he taught me a lot. I wanted him to know how grateful I am for all the opportunities he has given me over the years. I have a lot of respect for him and his wife and it was important to me that he know that. We had a very good meeting and he was exceedingly sweet. His main question to me was "are you going to a good place?". Later in the day, he took time out of his schedule to come see me ask if it went okay telling my boss. I was touched.

I'm very excited about my new job. After all these years, I'll be returning to the land of the living! No more going to sleep between 7-8pm and getting up at 3:45am. I'll be able to go out at night and maybe even do stuff before going to the office in the morning. My new bosses look like they are going to be amazing. Through the entire process of interviewing (we're talking over two months), their main concern (apart from my qualifications of course) has been whether or not I will be happy. When we talked about vacation time, they asked if three weeks would be enough. I laughed and said that I wasn't used to taking vacation and they were aghast. They made it part of our agreement that I had to take at least two of the weeks. They even said they would make sure I took time off. How great is that?

I'm hoping that since I'm giving so much notice that we can hire a replacement and I can help get training done. I really want everything to go smoothly and that I'm able to leave with grace and no hard feelings.