The door of the apprenticeship centre closes behind me. The well known snap of the closing mechanism only goes through to my subconcsious mind, but I am aware: This was the last time. Final.
After my last day at work I went there, where it all began. Said goodbye to my trainer. At this time I already gave away my workers ID card and before that signed OUT with it for the last time. My employment-contract is fulfilled.
It was a great last day! Working day would be incorrect as it mostly consisted of distributing cake, inviting colleagues for a coffee, galavanting through the offices, tell every coworker why I visit them today, explain my travel plans, writing down the blog address, thinking hard whether I might have forgotten anything or anyone…
I noticed how you can meet many coworkers only on business level without enjoying their actual smile. But that was never my mission. On the contrary.
I don’t know on which workplaces I will have so many lovely colleagues. And I am not even talking about the close ones next to me. You are a whole other story… 😉
That was the reason I organised something special for the last lunch break.
Right at 12 o’clock my mum delivered 2 trays packed with fresh miniature calzones plus a huge bowl of Tzatziki which we all ate in serious style. Thanks to a slight miscalculation in terms of amount the rest of the company could all have some part as well. In the end about 50 mini calzones and the 3-litre-bowl of Tzatziki has arrived in thankful hands and stomachs.
Here a big THANK YOU to you mum and you culinary arts! 🙂
I am going to miss you all, whether at the testing department, the assembly line, ‘in front’ or ‘above’ in the office. You have all been a grand part of my life and I am happy to have gotten to know you (even if we had our first actual talk on that Friday 😉 ). At the many stations that I went through during my apprenticeship or after I have made much progress, professionally or for my private life. I have learned much and have taken much with me.
Of course personal development, learning, getting to know and taking in will never end. It just goes on at different places and under different circumstances.
