The End of an Era

So today was my last day @ work. It's amazing how much junk you accumulate in 6 1/2 years. I must've filled at least 10 trash cans in the past 2 weeks. It was strange seeing my cubicle completely empty. After loading up 4 boxes in my car, I said my sad goodbyes to my co-workers. Some I'll see again when we merge all the Horsham offices to Fort Washington late next year and others I'll never see again. I told myself I wouldn't cry, but I almost lost it a few times when some of them started to cry or get emotional. The realness of everybody slowly leaving is starting to make some of them panic as some don't even have new jobs yet. Honestly, I think they'll end up closing earlier than February as they're already down from 90 employees to about 45 by the end of this month. Essentially I'm just going to our sister company and even though I'm considered an internal transfer and keeping all my years of service, benefits, etc., leaving to go to a brand new building and new department just feels like the end of an era. It was great working in a small building of 90 employees. There's just a closeness you won't get working in a big building of at least 3,500 employees.

As I gave my access card and walked out of the building for the last time, I got this strange sad feeling and reality of not being able to return and the emptiness the building will be in a few months. But at the same time, it'll be nice to start fresh on a new journey to meet new people and to learn a different side of the mortgage industry. Wish me luck Monday!