I’ve been around the block more than a couple of times in my life and one of the truisms I’ve always encountered is that when someone leaves a job, regardless of the circumstances, once they are gone they get blamed for most everything under the sun.
I’ve been chatting with a former cohort and they’re telling me that now I am getting blamed for everything from administrative tasks not being completed to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Welcome to corporate America.
Yes, dear readers, I am now the worst person to ever walk the earth. At least until the next sucker comes along.
But I guess that’s the nature of life and the modern workplace.
And of course, some of the ones saying these things are the same ones who came to me begging for help and support on the regular. Mind you, I rarely, if ever, asked for anything in return either.
But isn’t that usually the way?
While I was a bit mad when I heard it, even though I knew it was coming, I quickly found myself thankful. Now I know who the true snakes are, and I also know at the end of the day, I am far better off without them than they are without me.
While people are jumping off that ship like it’s the Titanic, I’ve already started swimming for better shores.
At the end of the day, when they’re all drowning, it’s gonna really suck when I don’t have a life preserver to throw them.
But isn’t that usually the way? 😉
The Beginning At Last 
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