The Last Day

Inevitably, the last day at my job has come. The day was kind of a somber one; those of us that were left have kind of been going through the motions for the last few weeks. Some of my coworkers are staying through the end of the month, so at most an additional two days of work. It would be interesting to see how that would be, as many of us have already left. I held up pretty well though, all things considering, and I tried to push it to the back of mind as much as possible. It's hard to accept that I will never see some of them again, as we are all splitting up and moving across the country. Those I've grown closest to I truly hope to keep in contact with and see often. I was also able to speak to my department manager on the phone today, as she is located in Arizona. It was refreshing to get to talk things through a little, and she was thankful for everything my team and I have done for the company. She'll be staying on in a new role, as the Production Design Team in its current format will be no longer. I'm honestly so thankful for the experience I've had at this job, and I do know that I am truly in a much better position than when I started. As far as the job hunt goes, I have applied for my first few jobs yesterday. Still working on finalizing my cover letter and applying for jobs that require that as well. I will be speaking with a job placement assistance company my employer offered for us as part of our severance package. I'm hopeful that their guidance will be useful, and I'm excited to hear any feedback from what I've been doing so far.

I'll likely be checking in more often during the next few weeks, as my job hunt commences. I have a list of things that I would really like to focus on during this time, so it can be a productive and positive period in my life instead of a wasted one. As things settle down in the job hunt, I'll also be working towards expanding this site into showcasing more of my stationery and wedding suite designs here and eventually offer them up for purchase.

We'll see how it goes!