I was at another branch of my company the other day boxing up files to ship for storage. A guy from our storage facility came in to empty the shred bins. As he was leaving, he looked around. He asked, "What are they doing with this office?" I said, "They're closing it down."
He simply replied, "Thank you for lettin' me know. Have a nice day." And he just went about his business.
I didn't think much of our exchange at the time. But, once I got back to my home office, and had all of the boxes unloaded, I sat at my desk and this overwhelming feeling of letting go washed over me. I all at once felt so utterly exhausted. All of the stress of 'when do I get my notice,' 'how long do I have to clean up my stuff' just went away. I realized that just thanking my company for letting me know was all that needed said. Now I can get on with my life.
I went in to my manager and asked if I could leave early. She allowed it. I got home, had a couple cocktails, looked at David, and said I was going to bed. This was 5:30. I slept until 5:30 the next morning (I never sleep more that 7 or 8 hours) and woke up so rested and feeling so relaxed. Amazing what a few words from a stranger can do to change your outlook.
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