I’ve had a pretty rough couple of weeks. You all know how much I love my job and the CEO and the people there—it’s been such a fantastic place to work and learn! Last week a couple board members had us stick around until a 6:15pm meeting (which ended at, what, 8:00pm?) to tell us they were essentially booting our beloved President/CEO/Founder and inserting their own guy (whom we’d all met and, frankly, couldn’t stand) into the position.
There’s been TONS of drama since that point, pretty much none of it good, and work has become pretty miserable. Graham (President/CEO/Founder) quit last week, I quit on Wednesday, and the network guy quit today; one more person is quitting on Tuesday, and I wouldn’t be surprised if a few more follow next week, as well. I have no idea how the company’s going to survive without all of us, but we can’t survive without Graham and with this new guy in there—it was dreadful!
It’s amazing what a difference ONE person can make. The office was so fun and light and lively and supportive with Graham around—and there was always good food. With UghMan, it was boring and pissy and we were on edge all the time, and we always felt like we were being manipulated or pitted against each other. So sad!
I’ve pretty much been a wreck for these two weeks, barely sleeping, and thus being super emotional because I haven’t been sleeping. (I have been eating well, which everyone else at the office, sadly, hasn’t been able to claim) Luckily, I’ve got several fantastic friends: Cute Lyndsey came over during my worst days and got me out of the house—and shopping, no less (MissKerry, you’d be so proud!); Wendy did her usual fantastic checking-in/deep-thoughts conversations; and Kobe was his usual sweet/spazzy self. I had him sleep in my room with me during the roughest nights, and he’d snore like nothing was wrong—it was fantastic!
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6 comments:
Sad, sad, sad! Sorry things are so rough.
What are you going to do now?
*move back to Utah, move back to Utah...*
Ha ha! I do feel loved now, so thank you, Liz! I think it would take a lot for me to head back to Utah. Like . . . the 600 miles in between Laguna Hills and Provo would need to magically disappear, so the green, beautifully moderate weather of LH and the great beaches could still be minutes from me. Seriously, though, if I could mix my favorite things of LH and Provo, that'd be sweet.
I haven't decided what I'm going to do yet. If the President/CEO/Founder guy starts something else, I'd like to jump on board. I told him on Friday that he spoiled me: I now know how great working for a great company can feel, and I only want to feel that with each job now. I've asked several co-workers if they've worked for other companies with this same great feeling, and they've all said this is a first. It was a special place; it's just sad it ended.
*GASP!!!*
Oh my goodness!!! I'm so in shock - I mean, you'd mentioned this might happen, but still... and I just saw you! We'll have to talk about it soon. Craziness!
It's like and day, isn't it? At least you know now what an office environment CAN BE and you've had both extremes. So it hopefully cannot get worse, yet will anything be as good as the beginning there? It's good that you're such a strong person and can bounce back from this, learn what you can, and move on.
I'm so sad, Miss Laura. Between your email (sorry, I vowed to not check email over my holiday weekend, and thus missed yours... hello, bummer!) and this post, I feel so sad for your latest happenings. The good news is that there is always something great around the corner. And I strongly believe that the good Lord doesn't take a great thing away just to have us end up with something far worse in the end. Brightness will come soon! Keep me posted, and I'm sad I missed you this weekend. Next time I will vow to check my email because I know what I missed out on. And I'm SO PROUD of the shopping adventure! Go you!
Um, we have beaches here. Have you been to Utah Lake? I'm just sayin'...
Sorry. A fantastic environment can be hard to duplicate, but maybe you can find something new that's also great. It'll never be the same, but there are other things that can be great in a new way. You just have to trust and believe, and I know that you can do those things! :)
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