What We Leave Behind

“All changes are more or less tinged
with melancholy, for what we are
leaving behind is part of ourselves.”

• Ameila Barr

Today is my last day at Resurgent Capital Services.  I found the quote above recently and it is certainly the case in this situation.  I’m very excited for the next opportunity I’m moving on to, but I can’t help but be saddened by the group of people I’m leaving.  In one way or another I’ve worked with many of them for almost nine years.  That’s a lot of time to build friendships and connections to some hard working, fun-loving folks. 

There have been lots of changes to the company over time, both in terms of new people and those that have moved on, as well as approach to how things are run.  The company became more agile over the last few years and continues to attempt to improve on things.  If anything, the group is always trying to make things better.  Like all companies that pursue improvement, some decisions work out and others need further refinement.  It’s been a fun process and I think they are making good progress.

I’m not leaving because of any bad decisions that were made, or that people there are hard to deal with; basically, if this new opportunity hadn’t been something I’d wanted for years I would not be leaving at all.  For those with a little drive and willingness to put forth effort, Resurgent is an excellent employer. 

I’ll miss the random Geek T-Shirt Friday, the hallway discussions and, most of all, the folks I’ve grown to know well over these last many years. 

Cheers.

PS- I’ll be blogging about what’s next soon.