I am beyond thankful for the friendships I have developed during the first few years of my career. I was a bit intimidated when I first started my job 3 and half years ago fresh out of college. I moved to the big city with a big girl job at a big 4 firm... talk about BIG changes. I took the job not really knowing what to expect and unsure if I made the right decision.
My work is not very glamorous. I'm not saving lives every day with my well-documented bank reconciliations, flow charts, or spreadsheets. But, I am constantly making and developing relationships. I love people and I love this part of my job. I interact with my project team and different clients every day. {Don't get me wrong, sometimes this part of the job is not so fun}. It's the people I work with who get me through the really tough days. It's the friends at work who can relate to me the best on my day-in / day-out frustrations and successes. It's the people I work with who make my day by getting me a kitty cat cookie cake for my birthday and embracing my love for cats!
It's the people I travel with and get to know really well because there is nothing else to do in some of these fine locations {take for example: secaucus (nj), erlanger (ky), amarillo (tx), sandy (ut), etc}. It's the people who take the time to get to know me beyond my working knowledge... and still choose to include me at happy hours. Ha! It's the friends who plan the much-needed happy hours, parties, and other shindigs not because we all need to vent about work occassionally, but because we really are friends and enjoy each other's company. It's the friends who get real with you and let you know what's really on their hearts and minds.
I am so richly blessed to have found these friends. I know many people who leave this job for various reasons, but still remain friends... and they all seem to say the biggest thing they miss about the firm is the people. To all my work friends out there reading this... thanks for being a blessing in my life. I couldn't do this job without great friends!
My work is not very glamorous. I'm not saving lives every day with my well-documented bank reconciliations, flow charts, or spreadsheets. But, I am constantly making and developing relationships. I love people and I love this part of my job. I interact with my project team and different clients every day. {Don't get me wrong, sometimes this part of the job is not so fun}. It's the people I work with who get me through the really tough days. It's the friends at work who can relate to me the best on my day-in / day-out frustrations and successes. It's the people I work with who make my day by getting me a kitty cat cookie cake for my birthday and embracing my love for cats!
It's the people I travel with and get to know really well because there is nothing else to do in some of these fine locations {take for example: secaucus (nj), erlanger (ky), amarillo (tx), sandy (ut), etc}. It's the people who take the time to get to know me beyond my working knowledge... and still choose to include me at happy hours. Ha! It's the friends who plan the much-needed happy hours, parties, and other shindigs not because we all need to vent about work occassionally, but because we really are friends and enjoy each other's company. It's the friends who get real with you and let you know what's really on their hearts and minds.
I am so richly blessed to have found these friends. I know many people who leave this job for various reasons, but still remain friends... and they all seem to say the biggest thing they miss about the firm is the people. To all my work friends out there reading this... thanks for being a blessing in my life. I couldn't do this job without great friends!
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