Graduation Day

..here i sit, looking around my office, thinking about all the years that have passed. Fourty more work days left, and my place here will be history. Incredibly hard to believe, and at the same time, semi-refreshing.

For many, you left High School, and moved on to College. Either being sent away, or commuting locally. At the young age of nineteen, I didn't head off to further my education in school, I started out in the wonderful world of corporate america.

Nineteen years old, I was sitting in a mostly empty room with women old enough to be my mother. I learned quickly the complete operation of the department, and basically dove right into it. The years went on, and I moved from department to department, continuously learning more and more. Eight years and three months later, I am currently holding a Manager title and feel that my knowledge and opinion matter on some level. Now all the doors will close, and I will bring this knowlege and experience elsewhere.

For me, it is like Graduation Day. Not that there will be any balloons or tossed caps or gowns. Just that this place gave me security, knowledge, and the know how to work, and the confidence that I can be successful.

I have to be thankful for that.