Rise above it

I try to tell myself to just let it go. I really do. Over and over I tell myself that I am better than them and that their point of view is meaningless.

The people I am talking about are some of my coworkers. One moment I feel a tinge of regret that I am leaving, but this is quickly eclipsed by yet another accusation slapped on me. If I make one mistake in my job, I am crucified and I will bleed no more for them. They are not worth my time.

If someone would ask me about the company, I would say that it will fail within the next year. Yes, I have succumb to petty thoughts of revenge and malice.

I find it very ironic that people who are hired for their superior people skills can not effectively communicate with their coworkers. I will not miss any of that noise. Yes, I call it noise, because that is what it represents to me. Whenever I see any of the screamers coming my way, I simply glaze over.

Thankfully, I know that I am not alone in my thinking. The problem does not lie within me, but in the people who talk the loudest. I even have proof that I am not overreacting. Two other people are also leaving the company next week, which brings the body count up to three. In private, two other people have also told me that they are leaving as well. So I guess that the company really isn't the great place to be that it believes itself to be. If it were truly a good place to work, then why are five people leaving in one month?

What makes this exodus even more damning is that the company only has about forty five to fifty people. Five becomes a very high percentage when this fact about the company is taken into account.

My somewhat misguided sense of loyalty to Nick, Tony and a few others has kept me there for the next six business days. Soon I will be free.