So much for loyalty...

I was raised to be a loyal soul.  I can thank my mom and dad for that.  We weren't allowed to bunk school, or take off for snotty noses and sore throats.  No matter how you were feeling, you went and did your best.  If we were well enough to get up and get dressed, we'd were taught that we'd already done the tough part.  Half the battle was won and were well enough to go to school.  I remember being sick once - I had chicken pox in std 6 and was home for a week.  I still felt like I was bunking.  Another time, I had 9 teeth cut out of my mouth.  It was a Wednesday morning and I was sent to school that Friday, swollen up like a blowfish.  2 days off!!  Yep, we were raised to be loyal, amongst other things. In today's material-driven world, things are far more dispensable.  Jobs, marriages, clothing, animals, the list goes on.  Not us though, we're the loyal kind.  Once we've committed to something, that's it.  We do not give up and we are not quitters...

Yesterday came as a bit of a mind-blower for me, as a colleague resigned and has already packed up and moved on without so much as a goodbye.  I had seen a few warning signs and I did suspect that he'd been for an interview, but it still comes as a bit of a shock this morning to walk in and see a cleaned up desk.  You see, I have amazing bosses.  There aren't many people who can say that, but it's true, they are very special...

I've been working for my company for 15 years.  As the longest standing employee, the two owners are like family to me.  They have known me since before I got married.  They've seen me through my best days, like my wedding day and the birth of Jake, and my very worst days, when I was a grieving young mom, who'd just had life's carpet ripped out from beneath my feet.  They knew when to leave me alone, knew when I was on the verge of tears and when to just send me home to be with my baby.  They knew how to make me laugh and bought me chocolate and wine (to drink at home).  They have helped me to pick up the pieces of my life again and I think that they are happy to see me happy again.  I was just 22 when I started working here and they've seen me grow up into the woman I am today.  I have so much to thank them for and I could NEVER let them down.  They are good to me too and very kind in so many ways - they do things like take my car off and have new tyres put on, or have it cleaned.  They let me sneak out for an hour, so that I can go watch Jake run a race, or swim in the school gala.  I get time off for school outings aaaaaaannnnd I am paid a full day's wages, for a half day job.  It's a busy half day job, but to have time with Jake in the afternoons, I make sure I manage.  I am very blessed and I know it.  All that said, I am loyal to the company and people that employ me.  There is not much that they can say or do, especially this late into the game, that will make me pack up and leave on a whim.  It definitely works in a "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" way, but it works.  We all irritate each other from time to time, we wouldn't be family if we didn't, but we care about each other and that's what counts.  We play open cards with one another and it works.

As you all know though, we are not all the same... Not every body has high-loyalty standards (hahahaha). It's odd to see how different people behave.  I am a big people-watcher and it would be very boring if we were all the same. We're busy going through some massive, very exciting changes and we have so much to look forward to.  This disloyalty comes as such a shock to us all.  To  make matters even weirder, he only resigned yesterday, but has packed up and gone without even saying goodbye.  So much for that...

I do wish this person well, he is a nice guy.  I just wish that sometimes people were better than we expected...

Sue X

PS.  Sorry I've been quiet, it's been a bit psycho for the last while.  Got photos to share soon X