Well, today was my last day at a job that I have had for almost a year and a half (I'm transferring to a different but similar position). I'm a little sad and a little happy at the same time. The product that I am leaving I was involved from (almost) day one doing the coding, env. setup, user requirements, testing, testing, load testing, testing, feature development, testing, beta testing, user testing, release, bug fixing, bug tracking, testing, ... I could go on but I won't. :-P
I feel like it's my "baby" and I've seen it grow up till the first big release and be used on a daily basis as people's main tool. And that's big. It was time to move on though because even though we had a great relationship with our users and everyone, it felt like it was the "right time". I needed new challenges.
It still blows my mind how much I have learned in the last 17 months. It was a wonderful experience that I don't think that many people would ever get straight out of school. It's time to round out my skill set a bit more and find and overcome new challenges. I'm excited. ;-)
It was kind of like that for Val when she stopped nannying (?sp?word?). Also when she finished her last contract.
ReplyDeleteI think that anybody who likes their job, and takes pride in their work, no matter what they do, would feel the same way that you do.
I also find it amazing how much stuff you learn on the job. I think that's why its important that people that get hired know how to learn. Because no matter how much you learned in school, and on previous jobs, there is always much more to learn.
So what's your new job?
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