Dear Co-Workers and Managers,
As many of you probably know, today is my last day. But before I leave, I
wanted to take this opportunity to let you know what a great and distinct
pleasure it has been to type "Today is my last day."
For nearly as long as I've worked here, I've hoped that I might one day
leave this company. And now that this dream has become a reality, please
know that I could not have reached this goal without your unending lack of
support. Words cannot express my gratitude for the words of gratitude you
did not express.
I would especially like to thank all of my managers both past and
present but with the exception of the wonderful Saroj Hariprashad: in an
age where miscommunication is all too common, you consistently impressed
and inspired me with the sheer magnitude of your misinformation,
ignorance and intolerance for true talent. It takes a strong man to admit
his mistake - it takes a stronger man to attribute his mistake to me.
Over the past seven years, you have taught me more than I could ever ask
for and, in most cases, ever did ask for. I have been fortunate enough to
work with some absolutely interchangeable supervisors on a wide variety of
seemingly identical projects - an invaluable lesson in
overcoming daily tedium in overcoming daily tedium in overcoming daily
tedium.
Your demands were high and your patience short, but I take great solace
knowing that my work was, as stated on my annual review, "meets
expectation." That is the type of praise that sends a man home happy after
a 10 hour day, smiling his way through half a bottle of meets expectation
scotch with a meets expectation cigar. Thanks Trish!
And to most of my peers: even though we barely acknowledged each other
within these office walls, I hope that in the future, should we pass on
the street, you will regard me the same way as I regard you: sans eye
contact.
But to those few souls with whom I've actually interacted, here are my
personalized notes of farewell:
To Philip Cress, I will not miss hearing you cry over absolutely nothing
while laying blame on me and my coworkers. Your racial comments about Joe
Cobbinah were truly offensive and I hope that one day you might gain the
strength to apologize to him.
To Brenda Ashby whom is long gone, I hope you find a manager that treats
you as poorly as you have treated us. I worked harder for you then any
manager in my career and I regret every ounce of it. Watching you take
credit for my work was truly demoralizing.
To Sylvia Keenan, you should learn how to keep your mouth shut sweet
heart. Bad mouthing the innocent is a negative thing, especially when your
talking about someone who knows your disgusting secrets. ; )
To Bob Malvin (Mr. Cronyism Jr), well, I wish you had more of a back bone.
You threw me to the wolves with that witch Brenda and I learned all too
much from it. I still can't believe that after following your
instructions, I ended up getting written up, wow. Thanks for the
experience buddy, lesson learned.
Don Merritt (Mr. Cronyism Sr), I'm happy that you were let go in the same
manner that you have handed down to my dedicated coworkers. Hearing you on
the phone last year brag about how great bonuses were going to be for you
fellas in upper management because all of the lay offs made me nearly
vomit. I never expected to see management benefit financially from the
suffering of scores of people but then again, with this
company's rooted history in the slave trade it only makes sense.
To all of the executives of this company, Jamie Dimon and such. Despite
working through countless managers that practiced unethical behavior,
racism, sexism, jealousy and cronyism, I have benefited tremendously by
working here and I truly thank you for that. There was once a time where
hard work was rewarded and acknowledged, it's a pity that all of our
positive output now falls on deaf ears and passes blind eyes. My advice
for you is to place yourself closer to the pulse of this company and enjoy
the effort and dedication of us "faceless little people" more. There are
many great people that are being over worked and mistreated but yet are
still loyal not to those who abuse them but to the greater mission of
providing excellent customer support. Find them and embrace them as they
will help battle the cancerous plague that is ravishing the moral of this
company.
So, in parting, if I could pass on any word of advice to the lower salary
recipient ("because it's good for the company") in Indiaor
Tampawho will soon be filling my position, it would be to cherish this
experience because a job opportunity like this comes along only once in a
lifetime.
Meaning: if I had to work here again in this lifetime, I would sooner kill
myself.
To those who I have held a great relationship with, I will miss being your
co-worker and will cherish our history together. Please don't bother
responding as at this very moment I am most likely in my car doing 85 with
the windows down listening to Biggie.
One!
