P45

I got my P45 today. It is similar to the “pink slip” in the USA. It is the document that an Irish employer gives to an employee who leaves the company. Recently it has become a familiar document for tens of thousands of Irish workers. Luckily, for me, I am leaving for another job. After 10 years and 7 months, today’s silence was a surprise to me. I was amazed by the way people I worked for, effectively ignored this major event in my work career. In spite of the many times I burned the midnight oil to ensure targets and goals were met, today it seems to have not mattered. My work colleagues talked about it of course. I am lucky to have worked with such nice people. At the end of the day it is the people we work with than those we work for are the most important. Tomorrow I start in my new job. No rest for the wicked!!!!!