This morning starts the last week here at the job.  I started here in July 2000 as a temporary gig until I could find something more suitable.  A combination of good people and lazy, more the latter until this year, caused this to be the longest company position of my career.  Also, it was the least diversified.  In 6+ years, I was a WebMaster, WebMaster TeamLead, and Web Engineer - eCommerce.  In comparison, my last formal job ran exactly 4 years and I was a CBT programmer, Network Manager / Systems Administrator, UNIX administrator, the telcomm admin backup, and website designer.  I am moving on to a company where I can be a bit more of everything.

It is funny how free one can feel with a simple change of status.  Short-Timers Syndrome is very real.  A few people last week have commented that I seem much happier than normal, despite my efforts to keep the news on the down-low.  Equally surprising is the rapidity of the news flow.  People come up to me and comment about my departure that have no reason to know.  It's nice to know that despite my reputation, I will be missed by many people.  After all, GP swears my job title should be re-labelled:  "Frank".