#but damn. i wish saying goodbye wasn't so hard ☹️

[blue-hi]

i'm dreading going to work tomorrow 😕 not because of work itself, but because i finally have to tell my managers tomorrow morning that i got another job and will only be around for 2 more weeks.

i've been at the museum for, if my last day is february 23, 21 months to the day. it's been just about the greatest gap year employment opportunity i could have had. yes at times it could be stressful or hectic or boring, but i really have had a fun time being there.

and for my managers too— i know everyone says "your managers aren't on your side" or "they're not your friends" and normally that's true and i would agree, but honestly i think i've had the best experience i could possibly have with my direct management here, and it's all downhill from here. my managers treat us like people, they're understanding, they can work from our perspective— hell, a lot of the time they're out on the floors with us doing out job on top of theirs. they've consistently gone to bat for us with upper management, and one of them was fully willing to get into a fistfight with a guest to keep one of my colleagues safe once. i feel safe with them, and loved. and i know they're gonna be so sad to see me leave, and i'm gonna be so sad to go