I've emptied the Hershey's Kisses from my holiday penguin tin, leaving the chocolates on the ledge of my partition that makes my old desk look like a receptionist's.
I deleted all my passwords off of Firefox.
I emptied the (physical and digital) trash.
I threw away the Post-It Notes that reminded me of things I no longer need to remember.
I set my Out of Office Autoreply.
I packed my coffee mug, water bottle, soy sauce dish, and tissue box.
I hugged my coworkers and kissed the dog goodbye.
Yesterday was my last day in the office of a three-month inhouse consulting gig. The packing felt like the office cleanup I'd completed nearly a year ago. But this time there was no celebratory brunch. No gifts. No dinner. No party. Just a goodbye and a thank you.
I'm glad to go, to move onto new things, to find something else to do. As hard as I worked and as much as I tried to impact my projects positively, upon my exit I tried to leave no physical trace of me there, so that the workspace could be returned in its original condition to its rightful owner in January.
Oops, I left a blueberry yogurt in the fridge.
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