Reconnecting with the forgotten

Recently went to lunch with some ex-coworkers. Hadn't seen them in a while. All very nice people.

Hadn't really thought much of them since I left the company. Perhaps I had wanted to extricate myself from any thing of that period, so many years, devoted to that organization. You know how you have friends from work...who are just that - friends from work?

Besides, unless you had this inner need or curiosity to keep tabs with the activities of the company, how could one continue to associate with old associates? I certainly had no desire and didn't want to give that impression. Just move on. Stay "in touch" but move on. 

That company brought out the best of me for a time. We were flying high together for a while. I was gratified at being somewhere I genuinely liked working at, have amiable people (for the most part) in the department around me, job security and earning what I thought was good money. 

Inevitably things change. The good times had to give way to not so good ones. Disenchantment. There were always ups and downs but it looked to be down more often.

After a time, I no longer had my heart in it. I couldn't even pretend I was enthusiastic about...anything. New product? Whoopee. Good product reviews? Success-sharing met this quarter? Wonderful. Is it time to go pick up my kid yet??

I finally left for good and life became fine again. I didn't talk to my old coworkers bc I felt it was like rubbing their noses in my escape. heehee.

But, now we're all in the same boat. Most of us are ex-employees of that company, some by choice, most not by choice. Now we can be friends again (and by choice).

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