BosGuy

It has been slightly more than a week since I gave my notice. Last week I spent much of my time talking to co-workers who wanted to hear about my new job and to wish me well. It was really an affirming week and made me feel very validated. This week I have spent most of my time transitioning processes and responsibilities to ensure that as problems, tasks, requests (etc) arise my staff is able to manage without me.

I did not anticipate the affect my resignation would have in the office and as a result there has been a lot of work (much more than usual). My notice seems to have forced managers to re-evaluate their priorities, and all week I have been reviewing or commenting on various processes / projects that will occur after my departure. I really don’t mind and feel like I have excelled under the increasing pressure.

I have very much appreciated the kind words that my manager and senior staff have shared about my tenure at the firm and the way I have handled myself since resigning. It has truly been a bittersweet week. However, their attention has made me realize how hard I will have to work at my new job to earn the same level of respect I currently enjoy.

Earlier this week I tendered my resignation after I received a job offer from a large, international professional services firm. I have spent nearly four years at The Bostonian Group and enjoyed working with some really great people, but this opportunity was too good to refuse.

As much as I enjoy the people I work with at The Bostonian Group, this opportunity will allow me to join a well-respected international consulting firm and let me contribute to their national healthcare practice. I will be based out of the Boston office but I will be working with a virtual team that works out of several different offices. My first day will be Monday, March 3rd, but after talking to the on-boarding staff it sounds like my first week will be spent going through a fairly extensive orientation process that starts in Boston and continues in Atlanta, so it is unlikely that I will meet anyone from my team until the week of March 10th.