One of my co-workers will be leaving to continue her
education, and have decided to list the reasons why I will
miss her. Mostly, this was an exercise to see if I was capable of things like
sentiment and compassion…. you will have to be the judge on that, as I don’t
think that I am capable of those emotions, at least not traditionally. Oh, and
there is also this other thing.
She has a smile that is
bright and genuine… it’s terrible. Her smile is like the sun, and it burns my
evil soul, but reminds me that I am still human.
She laughs at many of my
antics with a mixture of amusement and contempt. 90% of the time I know that I am
on the razor’s edge, and that keeps me honest.
She has always accepted my
gifts with equal parts gratitude and terror*; she was happy to get the gifts
and afraid what may be coming next. I loved that.
For the better part of
working with her, I thought she hated me. While she politely denied my
accusation, I still think I was on to something. I like to believe that her hatred
of me had some small part in the decision she made to leave and continue her
studies.
She is an amazing woman. I will miss working with her and I
wish her the best. I hope that when she reaches the top, she still will take
the time to wave hello.
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