A Sign This Morning

This morning as I was driving in to work, I was flipping around on the channels to avoid the commercials. I happened to hit the button for one of the oldies stations just as I was approaching downtown, and as I saw one building in particular, I realized the song on the radio was "Nah, nah, nah, hey, hey goodbye" - I don't know who it's by because I'm horrible about that but you'd know the one I was talking about if you heard it!!! :) I smiled because I was hoping this was a sign as to what was to come!

So about 11:30 this morning, my work phone rang from a private number. I haven't told any of you all yet because I have been trying for what seems like forever and didn't want to blog about things. I've been searching for a new job, and the phone call at 11:30 this morning was the recruiter telling me that I had been offered a position with a the firm I interviewed with. I AM SO EXCITED! Of course, right after she told me, Austin called luckily and I told him the good news, proceeded to e-mail a few close friends, and then started shaking from excitement and nerves on how the heck I was going to tell my boss and co-workers.

I have been working at my current job for over two years now. I have been looking for a new job for about the past 1.5 years! I feel like I have submitted tons and tons and tons of resumes, I felt like I was going to be stuck there forever, and I felt like I kept getting rejection after rejection. I didn't have enough specific experience, I had too much experience, so frustrating! Needless to say, I wasn't expecting much after interviewing at this law firm, but was pleasantly surprised at how well the interview went, how comfortable I felt, and just sort of an inner peace about the position. So when she called and said, it's yours, it was a HUGE relief.

So here comes the interesting part!!! Just as I had finally gathered my thoughts, written my resignation, and psyched myself up to go tell my bosses, I found out that one of them had gone to work out. Who goes to work out at 1 pm in the afternoon? My boss of course! So I went to tell the other attorney, the one that actually has a family and a nice attitude most of the time and is the "lead" attorney of our section. He actually was really nice, as I figured he would be, and offered me congratulations, said that the firm I'm going to is a really good one, and that he completely understands and not to be upset (I have a tendency of wracking myself with guilt even though I'm happy so I of course was crying!). I then went and told the senior paralegal, the two secretaries, and then the rest of my co-workers. They were all surprisingly really receptive and nice and everything I didn't expect them to be.....

And then there was still the other boss left, you know the one that I frequently complain about, the one that makes me e-mail him when I walk in the door in the morning and when I leave, that sort of thing. So I had left the resignation letter in his chair with a sticky note on it saying I had come by to talk to him about it and that when he got back, we could talk about it if he wanted. Of course, he didn't bother to read the letter so when I went in there to pick up the documents that I also needed signing and had left for him, he had done neither so I ended up having to tell him.

And then the strangest thing in the entire world happened: he cried. Yes, he cried. Not like sobbing crying or anything like that but tears to his eyes, red-eyes, crying. He told me that he was sad to see me go and that I would get good experience and different types of work but that I wouldn't have as much "fun" - to which I really really wanted to laugh instead of cry because when is asbestos law ever "fun," let alone working with the group of people that I end up dealing with on a daily basis. He also told me I'd hate it there when I told him where I was going, and when I asked him why, he said it was because he and the other attorney had both worked at big law firms previously and had purposely chosen to avoid that (which isn't entirely true but I guess he was trying hard to make a point). The funniest thing about the whole deal was after that he looked at the papers that needed signing, made one change, and when I came back to get the ones he had signed and add the changed paper, he was actually crying enough so as to have to use a tissue before turning around to talk to me. Not once did he actually try to convince me to stay, nor make a counter-offer, nor anything else so I am guessing that it wasn't the end of the world! ;)

After that the rest of the afternoon was pretty much a blur, I was super busy working on some mass mailing we had to get out today and dealing with other drama in the office. But in the end, I couldn't be happier or more excited to embark on this journey. My last day will be Friday, March 11th, and I will start my new job on Monday, March 14th. I can't wait! I will miss certain things about my current job, but I can't wait to see what this new adventure will bring.

I know there is a reason that all of this worked out, and it's time to see what that reason is. I know they'll survive without me (although I also know they will at least miss me for awhile because I do more around there than they probably realize!). Thank you all for all the support and well wishes I got and for being patient for me to write. I obviously will keep this blog up even if I have to do it evenings from home when I actually have a job where I have work to do!!! But I'm sure I'll be able to sneak in 10 minutes each day to keep you all updated and besides, we have two weeks before we even have to think about all that. Love you guys and can't wait to share all the new adventures with you!