My Thanks to Barbour and the People of Barbour
Working at Barbour and working with you all has given me the opportunity to grow professionally more than I think I know, to challenge myself spiritually and personally, and to meet some amazing people along the way (this does not include Ashley, Shayln, and Annie). Thank you for all your thoughts, prayers, and kind words. I will truly miss you all...
See, wasn't that awkward? Sincere, I promise, but awkward.
Instead of getting all mushy on everyone, I will leave you with a list of things I will NOT miss... If you're not on this list, consider yourself loved and much appreciated.
Things I will not miss about working at Barbour Publishing:
- Amazon.com and the evil empire of computers and robots that work at Amazon.com. In 3 years, I think I sent over 500 tiles and thousands of corrections to Amazon, but I think I only spoke to one actual person, which might have been a robot pretending to be a person.
- Mornings -I know mornings will continue to come every 24 hours, but so much weight is lifted off me now that I will not be required to clock in anywhere at 9 am. If I could change one thing at Barbour - we'd either start working at noon or have naps after lunch time (or both). (I would like to issue a formal apology to Annie Tipton, my carpool partner, for my inability to wake up on time. Sorry, Annie.)
- Shayln Hooker and Ashley Schrock. These human wrecking balls of self esteem have caused more psychological and emotional damage in my life than all of my crazy ex-girl friends combined. Some of you might be under the impression they are kind, lighthearted, Christian girls...If this is the case, I would encourage you to head my warning of danger and to throw bouncy balls at them whenever you can.
- Crazy Authors. - I won't name any names here. But to any author who asked to have their name changed over 10 times or who emailed me a complaint about some misspelling on some website somewhere on the internet (Copy and Paste the link people, C'mon) or who cannot grasp the concept of a professional author photo - i will NOT miss you.
If you did not appear on this list, I will miss you greatly, and I hope you'll check back in the future for my new travel adventures and stories.
Awkwardly and sincerely.
Pat
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4 comments:
Wow, that "Shayln" sounds like such a horrible person. I'm so glad that our names aren't spelled the same. I want nothing in common with that self-esteem crushing witch. -ShaLYn
Hey Patrick. Thanks for including your blog address on your farewell email. Great stuff! I added a link to your blog on my site.
Thanks for being such a great influence at Barbour. All the best to you in your new adventure!
I created a Google account just so I can comment on your blog, Pat. I don't do that for just anyone. You are welcome.
Your plan for the shunning of Ash and Shay here at Barbour has worked. No one has looked them in the eye or spoken one word to either of them today. Kudos to you.
My one-person car pool was lonely today. It kind of snuck up on me how lonely it was. I will bring a stuffed animal to sit in the passenger seat tomorrow.
Sure...Spell Shay's name wrong and get mine right for the first time ever! She's the mastermind behind all of our evil you know. If it weren't for her I would just be that sweet and innocent girl you met at Barbour.
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