Parting Thoughts
Tom,
It's been over two years since you helped get me canned from my last job. It's been almost two years since I've made a post on this blog. I stopped posting here long ago because I saw that you were continually dropping by. It's kind of weird, actually. You disliked me enough to help get me fired, yet here we are, two years later, and my blog stats show that you still drive by from time to time. In fact, you are the ONLY one who still visits this blog. The only reason I can come up with is some sort of desire on your part to see if I'm suffering.
I want you to know, Tom, that I really trusted you... I trusted you as a co-worker, and as a friend. I felt incredibly betrayed knowing that you played a part in my termination. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying "this is all your fault." I know that I had failings as an employee. Furthermore, I didn't fit in from a cultural standpoint. In fact, I have to admit that getting fired was a good thing.
But let's get to the point... Look, Tom, I don't know what I did to make you dislike me so much. I know you said in that final email that I'm lazy, but I think that label was more a symptom of your animosity than a cause. Regardless, I have long since stopped trying to figure it all out.
I have to admit that for a while I was very angry at your betrayal of my trust. At least with Rou I knew that her words and actions weren't always in sync. You, on the other hand, had me fooled. That's why it hurt when I found out that you had turned on me at work and actually helped get me fired. Seeing that you were visiting my blog was only salt in the wound.
A lot of time has passed since then. I'm not angry with you anymore, and for the record, I NEVER thought that this was all your fault. I'm man enough to realize that I played a part in my own termination. But again, I'm digressing from my own point.
In every conflict, both parties play a part. Neither side is completely innocent, so no one is totally guilty either. I have accepted my part. I accept that I failed to fit in culturally, and I accept that I was not the ideal co-worker and employee. With that said, I ask that you forgive me for this. If there is something else I've failed to identify, I ask that you forgive my failure to see that as well.
For my part, I no longer bear you any ill will. In fact, I moved on a long time ago. Though I have no desire to re-forge a friendship with you, I realize that there was no benefit in holding a grudge against you. I forgive you for the wrongs I believe you have committed against me.
Hopefully, this post will allow you to move forward and stop coming by here.
Stumble It!
It's been over two years since you helped get me canned from my last job. It's been almost two years since I've made a post on this blog. I stopped posting here long ago because I saw that you were continually dropping by. It's kind of weird, actually. You disliked me enough to help get me fired, yet here we are, two years later, and my blog stats show that you still drive by from time to time. In fact, you are the ONLY one who still visits this blog. The only reason I can come up with is some sort of desire on your part to see if I'm suffering.
I want you to know, Tom, that I really trusted you... I trusted you as a co-worker, and as a friend. I felt incredibly betrayed knowing that you played a part in my termination. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying "this is all your fault." I know that I had failings as an employee. Furthermore, I didn't fit in from a cultural standpoint. In fact, I have to admit that getting fired was a good thing.
But let's get to the point... Look, Tom, I don't know what I did to make you dislike me so much. I know you said in that final email that I'm lazy, but I think that label was more a symptom of your animosity than a cause. Regardless, I have long since stopped trying to figure it all out.
I have to admit that for a while I was very angry at your betrayal of my trust. At least with Rou I knew that her words and actions weren't always in sync. You, on the other hand, had me fooled. That's why it hurt when I found out that you had turned on me at work and actually helped get me fired. Seeing that you were visiting my blog was only salt in the wound.
A lot of time has passed since then. I'm not angry with you anymore, and for the record, I NEVER thought that this was all your fault. I'm man enough to realize that I played a part in my own termination. But again, I'm digressing from my own point.
In every conflict, both parties play a part. Neither side is completely innocent, so no one is totally guilty either. I have accepted my part. I accept that I failed to fit in culturally, and I accept that I was not the ideal co-worker and employee. With that said, I ask that you forgive me for this. If there is something else I've failed to identify, I ask that you forgive my failure to see that as well.
For my part, I no longer bear you any ill will. In fact, I moved on a long time ago. Though I have no desire to re-forge a friendship with you, I realize that there was no benefit in holding a grudge against you. I forgive you for the wrongs I believe you have committed against me.
Hopefully, this post will allow you to move forward and stop coming by here.
Stumble It!
posted by OzzyC at 9:47 AM
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