Farewell Party

When Stepzilla announced that I was leaving to my office mates and then added that she would of course be giving me a goodbye party, I rolled my eyes and groaned.

It's not that I don't like some of the people I work with, but rather that I don't like being the center of attention or going to parties. I think this was made apparent at the party by me sitting in the corner, far-far away from everybody, and having Sharpie & Mavvy sit around me as a buffer. They were like body guards. It also didn't help that I couldn't control my mouth and kept saying rude things to infer that I hated being there, I hated everyone I worked with, and I couldn't wait to leave the damned hell-hole.

After the party, I sent out two thank you letters. One to everyone:

Thanks for the presents and food! I will never ever, in all my days, forget the people I met here. You really have given me a wonderful learning experience. I enjoyed working with you and bringing the ICE image into the 20th-century. I'll be sure to stop by infrequently to visit with everyone.

Thank you again for all the memories. :)

(Notice I didn't say the 21st-century. That is another matter altogether.)

Then I sent around another email to people I knew that I could personally trust:

Back when I first started at ICE, four years ago, I was overwhelmed by the complexities. Everyone was very serious and all doing very serious work-like stuff. I was stuck editing word documents and wondering if my temporary position would end when Lily returned from maternity leave. Thankfully, Lily didn't leave right away, and instead my other coworker left. One person was hired, then fired. Then Clark started, and Lily left. Then Piper started and Piper left. Sharpie started, and Kent left. And Mavvy and Hasslehoff started and I wondered, when the HELL was I going to leave??

Thankfully, the day before Hasslehoff started, I received an offer from HMI. It was the happiest day of my life. A final relief from 4 years of misery, verbal abuse, and torture.

But I'll still miss you guys. ;)