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October 26, 2007 by chitty

I’ve had an extremely frustrating week. Monday began on a really bad note, but it helped me get through the rest of the week. Who knew misplaced anger could be so therapeutic?
As my last work day (next Wednesday) draws near, I’m starting to get exceedingly irritated. For once the days don’t seem to move. It feels like I’m going around in circles. There’s not really been much time to reflect on what I’m leaving behind or what I’ve achieved in my time here. What with the endless stream of people popping in, wishing me well and expressing their disbelief at my leaving at this time of the year. I may have as well have set up office in a busy train station. The one thing I am certain of is that it’s the right time for me to move on and focus on my career.
I’m due to start my new job in the next day (cutting it close!) so I’m more focused on what lies ahead for me. Be that as it may, and as reluctant as I am to admit it, I am actually going to miss this place. Working here has had its ups and downs. For the most part people seemed to understand my my unusual, if not somewhat eccentric behaviour. The one thing I won’t miss is the insane deadlines and the hours spent toiling under my boss’s iron whip. [Screw you, you sadist!]
My colleagues have hinted that they would like to throw me a farewell party. I hope it is not one of those affairs where we snack on finger-snacks and where they hand over a small gift (I’d settle for an all-expenses paid holiday in the Maldives) and a farewell card. It seems so contrived.
I hinted that I would prefer going out to a pub lunch where we get drunk afterwards and where the girls can have their way with me, but I don’t think that will materialise. So much for drunk and debaucherous behaviour. I am all for staggering home at 3 am, clutching a half drunk bottle of champagne and leaving a trail of cigar smoke. Sigh… those were good old’ days!
Be still my inner juvenile delinquent! Stupidity does not look good on a grown man.

Posted in Kak, Life, Office, Tongue-in-cheek | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on October 26, 2007 at 5:01 pm totalwaste

the pompous ceremony always feels contrived, but unimaginative people like to say goodbye too

and one is never too old for stupidity.
on October 27, 2007 at 1:54 pm Pequeña Orquidea

What’s wrong with some stupidity every now and then? It doesn’t hurt anybody, plus it seems you need a little bit of that to cheer up! So, if they don’t throw you a good farewell party, call your friends and do it yourself for old time’s sake! (they will be ready in no time at all, you see). Moving on in one’s career is always great!!!
on October 27, 2007 at 5:11 pm p.tyque

I’m grateful that all farewell parties at my office include intoxication. Ummm, some “offsite sales meetings” do too actually. I love having a boss who is a lush!!!

And don’t the girls do that to you anyhow?
on October 29, 2007 at 8:41 am IB

Let the juvenile delinquent come out to play! It is that time of the year to be silly. And if you do let the girls take advantage of you, we want to hear all about it. A married guy like me has got nothing better to do than to live vicariously through others. [That sounded so pathetic]
on October 29, 2007 at 3:02 pm The Divine Miss M

What is a farewell without loads of booze and horrid stories to gossip about for weeks afterwards

I hope you got your party!
on October 30, 2007 at 10:13 am Guido

Why settle for less when you can have it all? You won’t see them again for a very long time. Some of them you will never see again.
I’m all for drunk and debaucherous partying. Anything less, and it won’t be a party.
Good luck with the first day on the new job.
on November 16, 2007 at 8:22 pm livewire

Often the new beginnings clash with the departure of the old. I do think alcohol helps and vote for the pub lunch. Sounds like The Chitster is moving onward and upward once again. Congrats!