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I haven’t really posted lately bc tbh I haven’t been on much until recently.

Today I lost someone really important to me. My job has a very strange dynamic. The lines between coworker and friend are very blurred. I found out my boss, my mentor, and the only reason I’m still working for this company passed away. I found out via screenshot of an email. None of my coworkers have been personally notified which isn’t unusual. I actually haven’t seen my boss in months. I think the last time was around August.

We were supposed to have a meeting about my promotion in two weeks. He did a lot for me to finally get it.

I had a really hard time a few years ago about a year and a half into me working for the company. I had told him I was unhappy and wasn’t sure about my future with the company. Soon after my hell assignment ended and I mysteriously didn’t have a new assignment for 6 weeks. I’m not saying he did that (to be honest he was managing over a hundred people I think I slipped through the cracks) but I am saying that that is something he would have done. If someone told me that he did it on purpose I would not have been surprised. A few months ago I sent in my monthly report and was very unhappy with the assignment I was working (again) there was no structure and wasn’t what I wanted to do. He called me within a day of receiving my report with a new assignment that he knew I would love. I took a conference call while taking my grandfather to the hospital for a routine procedure and he contacted me to make sure I was okay and didn’t need some more time off.

He was the kindest person I have ever met in my whole life. He saved my career more than once and saved my sanity many more times than that.

I keep waiting to get an email saying that another employee with the same exact name passed away peacefully in his sleep last night. I keep hoping that this is some kind of melatonin induced nightmare. All I know is I’ve been crying for the better part of 7 hours now and there’s no real sign of it letting up.

I most likely won’t get to go to the funeral. I won’t really get to say goodbye to the man who has helped me survive the past 3 years.

vineripened

Update: the company is actually giving me time to go to the funeral, so there's that.

I haven't really posted lately bc tbh I haven't been on much until recently. Today I lost someone really important to me. My job has a very strange dynamic. The lines between coworker and friend are very blurred. I found out my boss, my mentor, and the only reason I'm still working for this company passed away. I found out via screenshot of an email. None of my coworkers have been personally notified which isn't unusual. I actually haven't seen my boss in months. I think the last time was around August. We were supposed to have a meeting about my promotion in two weeks. He did a lot for me to finally get it. I had a really hard time a few years ago about a year and a half into me working for the company. I had told him I was unhappy and wasn't sure about my future with the company. Soon after my hell assignment ended and I mysteriously didn't have a new assignment for 6 weeks. I'm not saying he did that (to be honest he was managing over a hundred people I think I slipped through the cracks) but I am saying that that is something he would have done. If someone told me that he did it on purpose I would not have been surprised. A few months ago I sent in my monthly report and was very unhappy with the assignment I was working (again) there was no structure and wasn't what I wanted to do. He called me within a day of receiving my report with a new assignment that he knew I would love. I took a conference call while taking my grandfather to the hospital for a routine procedure and he contacted me to make sure I was okay and didn't need some more time off. He was the kindest person I have ever met in my whole life. He saved my career more than once and saved my sanity many more times than that. I keep waiting to get an email saying that another employee with the same exact name passed away peacefully in his sleep last night. I keep hoping that this is some kind of melatonin induced nightmare. All I know is I've been crying for the better part of 7 hours now and there's no real sign of it letting up. I most likely won't get to go to the funeral. I won't really get to say goodbye to the man who has helped me survive the past 3 years.

#personal #me #loss #grief

stephencolbertly

🗣MEEEE AAFFFF

My man Jesus

A group of rough looking boys walked past me today and all I heard of their conversation was “he’s got that anxiety disorder bro so I went with him so he’d be more comfortable” and it made me realise the world isn’t all that bad

fitzefitcher

#this is team skull

its-just-a-phage

The pet store I worked at had a pen with rabbits near the front door. On every side of the pen were huge signs saying “You can pet me, but don’t pick me up!” One day two absolutely huge guys came in and one immediately reaches into the pen to grab a rabbit. Before i could say anything his friend grabbed his arm and asked him “did you see the sign?” He said “yeah! it says that you can pick them up but don’t pet them!” Then he went quiet for a moment and softly said “I didn’t read it right did I?” And his friend just puts his arm on his shoulder and said “its ok, i know you’ve got that thing where words get mixed up. Let just pet these cute lil shits” And I still haven’t gotten over that interaction.

yallmightt

I was walking my dog through Boston bc he likes the likes car rides. He’s a little thing tbh we call him short and long. So this huge scary man with a full beard approaches me like “hey can my buddy and I pet your dog? He gets nervous around dogs but your’s is so small I think it’s a good place to start.” Ofc I was like “yes he’s very friendly!” So this guy brings his equally big friend over and they sit on the floor while this man looks terrified of my tiny dog so big man number one asks “can I pick him up?” And i say yes so he picks him up and puts him on man number two’s lap and man number two is abt to freak out and his friend straight up just goes “hey man, it’s okay just relax I’d never let anything hurt you. He’s a good boy.” I’ll never forget it ever bc I know that man looked at me (5'3 , glasses, probably wearing a sweater vest) and my dog (kinda goofy looking little thing) and was like ‘ah yes the two least intimidating living things I’ve seen in Boston all day he’ll feel relaxed around them’ and went out of his way to help his friend. It makes me so happy

mintycoolnessisrelevant

A good post, pure.

casper-the-friendly-being-blog

Another adorable story has been added.

alexashayyy

This made me happy

bogleech

I’ve repeatedly seen British people make fun of American food for apparently always being either “too sweet or too salty” but our cuisine is still pretty mild compared to a lot of other countries, and having repeatedly tried British food, I’m pretty sure the term you’re looking for is “having any flavor at all.”