A lot of things are happening at present. And i was super excited to be meeting you this morning only to find out something that will add to numerous reasons of making me sad.
So you’re moving to that other office and no longer my boss effective immediately. I know we would still work together – like you told me before, executives come and go, but the owners are here to stay – but it won’t be like before when I reported to you directly and we were thick as thieves (or so I’d like to believe).
I’ll let you in on a secret. I was actually nursing an angst against you the past few months. I didn’t agree with some of the recent moves you were taking, and everyone was nagging me to tell you bcoz they believed if there was anyone who could give it to you like that, it was me. While I didn’t nurture the same illusions about my own worth, I knew it was just a matter of time before I gave you a piece of my mind, me being me. I was also trying to be kind and biting my tongue bcoz I knew you had a lot on your plate. And while I was biding my time like that, what did you do? You went and promoted me as your replacement.
You don’t know it, Boss, but you break my heart all the time. Sob.
Thank you for giving me a way out of that conglomerate just when I badly needed it and hiring me even after you’ve already chosen someone else for the post. Thank you for being so supportive and open to my ideas. It’s bcoz you listened to me over and over and over again that I got to be my feistiest ever in any office I’ve worked in. You gave me the gall to stand by my own values and take anyone on – including you. Thank you for building me up to anyone who would listen and giving me more credit than I deserved. I have never felt more appreciated and valued in my career. You always rave about how I lead and manage our staff, as if you are not yourself the best boss I've ever had. Thank you for constantly looking out for me, right up to that call you made just to reassure me that you will still be watching over me even after your move.
We all love you more than you know, Boss. We’re all extremely loyal to you and would fight for you to the end. We’re so proud of all your hard work and brilliance, and we feel eternally lucky to have you as our boss bcoz you’re so warm and kind and generous. You willingly let us into your life outside the office and made the effort to get to know us even if we know how painfully shy you are. We’re the envy of the other departments bcoz of you. We just know that you’re going to show them all and be so good in your new role. We're sure of it.
I know that things are just not the same anymore, but I hope we will still get to talk about our perennial office issues and make jokes about them if there’s nothing else we can do. I hope we can still chat about good restos, promo flights, our families, all the usual non-work-related stuff we talk about. I hope you don’t just forget us and still take us to Circles like you promised. Oh, and I hope you still feel free to borrow money from me on the days you forget to bring your wallet.
In all honesty, I would’ve much rather stayed in my old post if it meant we get to keep you as our boss. I was quite happy right where I was, I was in no hurry to move up. But I guess that’s not the way things were meant to be. Sigh. I just hope your huge sacrifice is worth it, that it all works out for the best.
Thank you, Boss. It’s been an unbelievable ride.
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