Ahh the last day of work at this job. I spent the morning reading blogs and walking around saying goodbye to people. They had a cake for me in the afternoon, which very nice of them. Lots of handshakes and hugs. It was mostly very nice. Most of the people I worked with are genuinely happy for me and will miss me. And then there is my boss. He tried to be polite and say encouraging things to me, but even those things only demonstrated how little attention he paid to me. He kept referring to my 5 years there, hmmm by my count it was over 6 years.

I told him he was an ass, he was arrogant and was wrong about more than just the way to run that IS Shop. I told him he really needed to take a hard look at the world and realize that it is more than Profit and Loss, that there are people and you don’t just shit on them when they don’t fit your world view. You work with them. I told him that until he learned that, he would never be more than what he is now: a bitter small minded jackass, who can’t figure out why people work around him, why his marriage is on the rocks and why he has no true friends. I told him all that and more, in my head.

But in the real world, I smiled, shook his hand and wished him the best. I grabbed my jacket and walked out the door without my keys and without my laptop. I walked out of there for the last time as an employee.

And I feel good!