Its her last day today..after 17 years of working here... :(
By ardoy0731
@ardoy0731 (7308)
Philippines
January 30, 2013 7:59pm CST
Good day everyone.
Trying to feel good here so far.
Its the last day of one of our colleague here in the office.She's been here for 17 years of work service.Quite long period of stay in this company.We are quite sad about it since she is one of the pioneer of this company and one of those who know how this company works.Just in time with the management transition that we will have in few months.She said that she will just focus on her family, with her kids since they are already growing and her husband could provide well for them.
We are quite sad about it and will really miss her.Saying goodbye is really hard and we are hoping for the best to her new endeavors in life.Thanks for all the good memories that we have shared with you and the friendship as well.
We do have contributions to buy some foods that we will eat later.Sort of farewell treat for her.
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@intelinsideyou (664)
• India
31 Jan 13
That's hard to face when something like this happens but one day everybody have to retire and its her decision and which she thinks is the right time to do this so you all must wish her happy life there after. 17 years is a long time and that itself says how much important she had become to the company and she also must be finding it hard to make this decision. Anyways I hope she will have good time with her family.
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@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
Somehow it was a hard decision to make but she have to choose her family which is more important.Her husband can provide for the family so she decided to just be at home, take care of her family and leave her stressful life at work.Our best wishes for her new endeavors in life.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
31 Jan 13
Hiya ardoy,
She will have you all to keep in touch with and a very good friendship too that is something as that does not happen every day.
I worked with some for almost 2 years and years later I am still in touch with them. We had a really good friendship it was the best place I ever worked in.
Hope she will be very happy and her Children need her too and she needs to find and take another path in life that will make her really happy.xxx
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
1 Feb 13
Hiya ardoy,
Its a good thing if you can give up work like that because you know you have made the right choice for the benefit of yourself as well.
More time to relax as well which is hard when you have a job outside the house.
Time for herself that is really important.xxx
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
Yeah keeping in touch with her will always be there. She did the right decision since her husband is a good provider. I guess seventeen years of service in this company was just enough and time to spend quality time with her family. It was a hard decision but she did and chose the right thing.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
31 Jan 13
I can understand your feelings quite well. Your colleague really has worked in your company for a long time and therefore it is hard to say goodbye. The good news is that she doesn't move to another city. Namely you can still see each other sometimes.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
Yeah through the help of modern technology that we have now, we can see each other during our spare times. She is just a call and text away just like us. Everything really happens for a reason. What important is that we are happy with any choices that we will choose for our lives.
@Archie0 (5636)
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31 Jan 13
I know how much it hurts when someone very close or someone been nice to us at work, helped us and lot more than that, leaves us. We had one colleague who was very good to everyone but she had to leave in less than 2 year but we all almost cried for her. Sometimes it really matters for whom we feel. We might not feel the same for a boss or manager or colleague who was rude or cruel at work. Hope you say goodbye to your friend with a cheerful smile.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
While we were eating during snack time, our treat for her, we did have picture takings where in some girls were teary eyes even during the office hour was over and we really have to say goodbye to her. Goodbye for now which is quite not easy but memories and friendship that we built will alwas there to treasure and remembered.
@unique16 (1531)
• United States
31 Jan 13
She is very lucky to retire like this and that her husband can support her and children. 17 years is very long time. We will all get there some day to retire and relax an do what we want not someone else telling us what to do or how it needs to be done. Yes, she has a lot knowledge about the company going with her but it allows someone else move up and learn her trade and get paid more too I hope. It is opportnity for someone else to shine now. I wish you and her the best of luck. You will manager and get things done.
Thanks unique16
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
It was really a long period of work. I dont know if I could last that years in this company since we will be having a new management by May. It only show that there are no permanent in this world. We really have to choose and take another path in our life. We are happy for cause she will be spending quality time with her family.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
Some good things last.... but not the friendship that you have made after so many years. I think it was the right time to be home and be with her family. Work has taken her away from home for a long time.
@intelinsideyou (664)
• India
31 Jan 13
And yes she must be feeling its too long that she wasn't able to give quality time to her family and also now she thinks that her children have grown and her husband have enough income to support the family so why not retire and enjoy the life with the family members from now on.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
Yeah friendship that we built will be forever.Seventeen is quite a long period enough for her ti give ample time with her family.Since her husband do get high compensation in his job, taking care of her family will be just okay.
@dainy1313 (2370)
• Leon, Mexico
31 Jan 13
Hello Ardoy I hope that you are fine. Goodbyes are always hard. Fortunately you can keep on touch with her. Encourage her to live happily her new life style I´m sure she´ll miss you too a lot.
Blessings Ardoy... dainy
Ardoy I hope that you are fine. Goodbyes are always hard. Fortunately you can keep on touch with her. Encourage her to live happily her new life style I´m sure she´ll miss you too a lot.
Blessings Ardoy... dainy@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
Yeah its is always hard to say goodbye.I guess no easy way for it.Thanks with modern technologies now that we can still be connected with each others.Wishing her all the best in her life and new endeavors that she will take.
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@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
It's really is sad to let go of someone especially if you are close to him/her. But if letting her is for the best then let it flow. Everything has a purpose and we must learn to accept the reality of life. I hope your office mate will be successful in her choice.. As for the moment spend time with her and show her how much friendship has build among you.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
Everything really happens for a reason.Her family is her main reason and purpose of resigning, which is right the fact that her husband is a good provider.There are always changes in our live wherein we have to choose which is more important to us.
@Iriene88 (5343)
• Malaysia
31 Jan 13
Wow, she must be a wonderful lady and a superb colleague.
I believe all of you will feel something missing for the
next few days when she is no longer working at your office.
Looking at her empty seat, or perhaps some jokes that you
used to have at the pantry ... I guessed! I too experiencing
a wonderful colleague who left for better offer elsewhere. He
always drop by at our cubicle and tell us some jokes to make
our paper work less boring. I still missed him!
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
We really misses someone who left us especially if we build strong friendship with them.It is her last day today so gave her surprise snack blow out wherein we ate all together, picture takings for the memories and short talk about things before and things that might happened after she left.
@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
I bade goodbye to my last job without much ado. I didn't have a party, I didn't even tell everyone, I just stopped working there, period. I do not relish that much attention and merrymaking when you are supposed to say goodbye to that company. I'd rather make my exit quietly and without much noise.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
Well at least just stopped working there just like an instant.It is quite different here since you have to stay at least month before you leave so you could properly turn over all the works and obligation that you will left to the one that will take place of your position.
@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
31 Jan 13
It does make a difference when someone is leaving a work place after so many years. And 17-year tenure is indeed a long period to be at one place. The place could easily feels like a second home, and the people who are in there would feel more like a second family. Even though it may be a better change for all concern, but the sadness will still be there because of the separation after a long term of working together. Hope you all enjoy the farewell treat!
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
Yeah office seems to be our second home especially if we build good friendship with each other.There always sadness about her goodbye but we are happy that she do it not for herself but for the sake of her family.In seventeen years of work here, she contributed a lot in this company that our company should be thankful for.
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@Happielady85 (384)
• United States
31 Jan 13
I was a substitute teacher at some of the hospitals in Los Angeles. I did this for many years. I met some wonderful people on my job. I recently resigned, but I still keep up with some of the people that I became acquainted with. I meet some of them for lunch about every three months. This has been so great. I always look forward to our lunches. I think the best way to keep up with your friendship is to have some kind of s reunion periodically.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
Nice that you are still keep in touch with them and still have some spare time to bond with them.This colleague of us is quite living far in the office but with the help of our modern and hi-technologies now, we can still keep in touch with each others.We could still meet up during free or spare time that will fits in our schedules.
@TLilly12 (1229)
• United States
31 Jan 13
It is really hard saying goodbye, to a person you have worked, with for so long and then she decide, to leave their job and,stay home with their kids, this must have been a hard decision for her, to make to leave her job ,after working there for 17 years.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
Seventeen years is really long and so many memories were built and gathered during the period.Its really hard to say goodbye but the friendship will always be there forever.We might not see each others for now, but the memories and friendship will always be there.
@sanandan05 (18)
• India
31 Jan 13
Sad to hear that your one of your colleague is getting retired. Everyone do face this scenario once in life but working for one organisation for such a long period is outstanding. Now she can devote her full time to her family taking care of there needs. All the best to your colleague
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
She do it for the sake of her family which is more important.Goodbyes is always not easy but friendship is always be there.She contributed so many things during her seventeen years of working here in our company and its ab out time to give quality time with her family.
