Well, today is my last day working here at “Spacely Sprockets”. I sit here at my desk taking a trip down memory lane. I started here back when we were a young company making some “crazy new sprockets”. You looked around the floor and saw nothing but smiles in those days. Laughter and excitment filled the halls. I worked my way up the chain to where I am now. I basically run the team that coordinates responses to emergencies of all kinds in the “sprocket” business. In my time here, I’ve watched a textbook transition from creative, forward-thinking upstart to corporate household name. I suppose it was bound to happen. I hope the moves they are making are for the better in the long run, and I hope more hard working folks like those on my team don’t find themselves in the can. We’ve lost so many talented workers here, and it’s really sad to see it happen.

So begins the rest of my life. I’m taking the weekend off to recalibrate my compass and will begin searching for another road on Monday. Wish me luck! In today’s market I will sure need it.