Tears of Joy

Hey Yall!  I have been in tears for the past week.  Today is my last day at my job.  I know you're wondering why I am crying?  I'm not crying because I lost my job; I'm crying because I'll miss it, miss all the people I've worked with.  I'm leaving my job to chase my dream of being a full-time entrepreneur with my blog, I won't be able to grow my blog even more if I'm still working for someone else.




For 8 years I've been working as a receptionist at a business consulting firm, and unlike a lot of people, I enjoy coming to work every day.  The love given to me by my bosses and coworkers is something I'll cherish for a lifetime!





Never did I feel like just a number, never did I feel like I was different because the color of my skin (everyone at my job is white), people genuinely cared about my family and me.





During the time after I gave birth to Michelle, my assignment ended at a temp agency which left me out of a job.  Mr. M was in school to study business, so we were both unemployed with a newborn and a toddler.  Money was running out, we were both scared we would have no food or roof over our heads.





We both went on interviews after interviews, no one would hire us.  To me, I think employers frowned upon me because they asked what happened to my last job, I told them my assignment ended due to having a baby, so they started thinking I was going to be one of those people always calling out of work.  Unknowingly, they didn't realize I had my daughters' grandma who was staying with us on the weekdays to help watch her grandchildren so Mr. M and I could work.





My current employer gave me a chance.  They did ask if I had childcare during the hours I would be working.  Proudly I said yes, no need to worry I'll always come into work.  And that I did!





My job has been so supportive and helped me during my struggling times.





When I first started my job, I had a dental problem that needed immediate attention.  My dental insurance didn't go into effect until a year of employment, but I couldn't wait until then, I was suffering from a painful abscess.  I had no money to pay out of pocket for the dentist, so my employer paid for it for me.  I couldn't believe they would do that!  I just started working there; I could've gotten my tooth fixed and then bounced on them.  But that's not in my character, and they can tell that is not the kind of person I am.  They wanted to make sure I was no longer in pain and feeling well.





During the times when it was hard to pay my bills, all of a sudden my employer would come to me and say you've have gotten a raise, it'll show on your next paycheck!  They never knew I was struggling; it was God who heard my cries and blessed me with a pay raise.





Never have I worked at a job that gives out an end of the year bonuses.  Each year, I was blessed with a bonus and was able to give my family gifts for Christmas, pay off credit card bills, and also be able to take a vacation.





My employer wasn't the only one so generous.  One of my coworkers paid my rent when my rent check was stolen out of my apartment's drop box.  I was sitting at my desk in tears because the landlord put a noticed on our door saying they haven't received our rent, so they're going to start the eviction process.  I'm always on time with the rent, and I didn't have an extra $950 laying around to pay it again.  My coworker saw me crying and asked me what's wrong.  I explained to her what was going on with me, then she took out her checkbook and wrote a check for the amount due for my rent.  Just WOW!!!  WON'T HE DO IT!  I did pay her back in payments until she was fully paid off.





My job was such a blessing to me!  Always there for my family and me, welcomed us to their homes and parties, they celebrated my birthday every year and done so much more.  We laughed together; we cried together.  They are my family!





I told them while tears were streaming down my face, never to forget me because I'm never going to forget them.  I love them, I'm grateful to have them in my life.  No other job cared so much for me.





They wished me well with my new venture, me working as a full-time blogger.  They have been telling all their friends and family about my new business and speaking so highly of me.





Thank you for all your love and support!  Thank you for giving me a chance when others wouldn't.  You showed me that there are still good people in this world.  God bless you!