What a Day

dbubley is coming home today!!!

Two of my co-workers, T & D, came over after working all day and we painted and cleaned until 11 pm last night. And D put up a grab bar for dbubley near her new bed. I think the bar will really help her getting in, out and moving about on it. T painted and cleaned and cleaned and cleaned. I still have some things to do, but if they don't get done before she comes home, at least her place is back to a usable status.

After T & D left, I started to cry. These are the co-workers/family I am leaving behind for my new job. My leaving is really affecting them - both will pick up parts of my job. And they don't get paid any more or get extra hours. That sucks. Now this has happened to me many, many times over the years. At one point there was a rash of people leaving (a few moved on, a few retired and one died), and each time I picked up a couple of their tasks. And this last year when my boss of 20 years retired, I almost got overloaded.

I signed the acceptance letter today. And my new boss invited me to the department's Thanksgiving Potluck this Thursday, even though I don't start until Dec. 4. There's no guarantee this job won't have the same piling on issues, but at least I'm not expected to take work home or come in on weekends.

But I still feel like such a shit to leave my friends behind. And watching them work so hard for me just made me feel even more so.