It's been nearly 90 days and I am really missing my job at The Bradford Exchange. I miss the work, the people and the beautiful building.
I have worked at a few companies throughout my life, often for years, and met a lot of wonderful people, some are like family to me. However, I rarely thought of those places at "the place", you know the one. The place that you look forward to going into every day, the place whose values were in line with your own, the place who treated everyone with respect regardless of their position, the place you could see yourself working at until such day as you wanted to retire. For me, this place is The Bradford Exchange.
When I go to work, I always want to do better than I did the day before.
I am a seasoned web and graphics designer, it's what I've spent the majority of my career doing. However, when I applied for a position at The Bradford Exchange, it was for an Administrative Assistant position in their Home Decor division. At the time, it was the only position available that I was qualified for. I knew that I wanted to work for this company when I worked a temp assignment many years earlier in their CTN Department (Web). I was hired to help convert thousands of images for their then-new website. I was so impressed with them, that I said to myself, if they ever had an opening that I'm qualified for, I would apply. Years later I did just that, and I haven't regretted it one bit.
Sometimes I do miss design work, but the wonderful thing about working here is that I'm not limited to just being an Administrative Assistant. They support and encourage their workers to excel, even if it means that they move to another department.
Today, I'm feeling a little "work-sick", I miss my job and I miss my co-workers. As of this moment, I'm still not even sure that I still have a job as we all struggle to survive this pandemic. Whatever the outcome, I am grateful for the time I have spent with this company, and hope that I do get to stay with them until I retire.
Peace to you all.