At work, one of my superiors is leaving for another division within the company.
Before our paths crossed, i was basically toiling in obscurity in one corner of the company. I didn’t have any special skills, or any deep knowledge of any one thing. I was exposed to many different things, learned what i needed for the job at hand, and did it.
She changed all that. She saw i knew a little bit about lots of things, and she gave it a name, agility, and with that, suddenly, it was something of value. And she gave me a role that was suited to that strength. And i did well, because i am a decent worker. And my career has flourished in the wake of it.
She did that. And she has been a mentor and a friend besides. And she’s leaving, and that has affected me more than i thought it would. I cried when i wrote her a congratulations email. I know our paths will cross again, it’s just… she believed in me. That has been an amazing gift.
I wish her well. She will do great things wherever she goes. I will miss her.