Today was a dark day for me. My boss and friend Gus announced he was leaving my company for good at the end of the month. On many levels this was upsetting and of concern to me. Firstly my boss is leaving. I have to hope (pray) that the next guy that comes in is not a dumb-ass. I have had enough fun with crazy boss’s in the past (ie Kenny). Other work related reasons for concern for me are that Gus has been one of my biggest supporters at work. I am confident in my track record, but it is always good to have a fan in the person you report to.
On a personal level, it will be weird going to the office every day and not having him around. He was someone I worked for, but I consider him a friend. We talked and did tons of stuff outside of work. It will take allot of getting used to, with him not around.
In the interim Bob will be taking over the day to day role Gus played. I like Bob, and I think I get along well with him, so I am not worried. It just won’t be the same as with Gus. On the flip side, not having Gus around may actually decrease my stress level a bit. We won’t know that until December.
What I am wondering about is why do people at work think I have tons of information regarding gossip items like Gus leaving? Even if I did, where do people get these ideas? Just because I am in the Information Systems department does not mean I have all the information.
What will happen in our department? It is an open book right now. It is way to early to tell right now. That is what worries me. I am all for change. It is good and bad. I know people usually hate change. Sometimes I like it. Unfortunately when some things change, you just worry. You might do it for no real rational reason, but you do it anyway…