The Right Thing To Do...

So I gave my notice at work earlier this week. It went about as smooth as it could go for someone who's been there almost six years (it was hard, but exciting at the same time). The next day the announcement went out that I'd be leaving and my last day would be July 3rd. The phone started ringing and email replies started popping up in my inbox right away...It was quite the shocker to send out, even more so since it was in first person - coming from me about me, the HR person. There were lots of congratulations and good lucks, along with questions like "Where is Azerbaijan?" and "What will you do there?" and "Do you have to go through training for this?" I think my favorite was having to tell someone that no, this is not a test to make sure you're reading your announcement emails.

It was great to get a response like that - and it reassured me that I'm doing the right thing. Most everyone was surprised, but after the shock wore off multiple people were telling me that they could really see me doing this, that it suits me. That was great to hear and seems like a great premonition for the future!

On another note, I'm already stressing and making tons of lists about all the things that I want to accomplish at work before I'm done...I don't want to leave them in a bind!