Flowers for Me?

Today, I was very humbled and thrilled because some of the federal workers bought me a floral vase arrangement since it’s my last week working in IT. These people are not from my company, and they are not my co-workers. They are external employees who I have had the pleasure of working with as a DoD contractor since our web application servers are housed in their data center.

I’m super stoked because it’s also the first time I’ve ever received flowers at my workplace. After this, I don’t feel like I’ll ever need to receive flowers again, or that my own company should do anything on my last day. These flowers pretty much did it for me in their sincerity and kindness.

My days spent working on base in the data center were happy days. Days where I was treated like a professional, and with respect. Their thoughtfulness and attention to detail has always impressed me. Everyone was so friendly and knowledgeable and ready to help… I am so thankful to have met such intelligent and talented people. They were super supportive when I told them of my decision to leave IT and start a new career path. I wish the best for all of them, and will always remember them as people who made my job and IT a better place to be.

Goodbye Flowers

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