Bitter Sweet
Its been a whirl wind kind of week! I now have a mere 5 days left at my current office. As of November 23rd, I will be working in the big city and will no longer have the similar, friendly faces around me. Its been a difficult decision to walk away from such an amazing working environment to say the least.
To complicate the transition, the (lack of) communication between my management concerning my move has left lots of people feeling out of the loop. I can easily understand the frustration as some very important people within this company are finding about the transition through hear-say. These people have invested in our program and have made a personal investment in me these last 8+ months. They deserved to know that I was leaving. They deserved some communication.
It continues to amaze me how much communication plays a vital role in every relationship we have. Here, it shows up in the work place, but its often the reason for personal relationship failure. I will be the first to admit that I have had to learn how to be a better communicator. But at least I’m aware of my shortcomings! Some go through their entire lives without grasping the concept. So many problems have the potential to be completely prevented had we made the effort to talk, to email, to scream, to call… to communicate.
Finially, this morning, after many hurt feelings, strong worded phone calls, and heated conversations an official email was sent out to bring everyone up to speed on my move. Amazingly, everyone is now OK with the change. Imagine the frustration that would have been avoided had that same email gone out a few weeks ago.
Instead of now being the center of controversy, the mood has shifted to sadness. My coworkers and I are now having to say goodbye and make the promises to see each other again.
Honestly, I don’t know which is worse.