4 days to go...

So my final week with my current employer has arrived. They're making sure they get their money's worth out of me too. I hope it's a sign that I don't want the rest of the guys in the studio picking up my slack, the fact that I am getting my head down and not "slowing down" in my last week, and not a sign of me being a bit of a mug!

It's been an interesting month, since I handed in my resignation. Firstly the timing of it, 21st December, the day before we finished before the festive break, didn't go down too well. Apparently they would lose 10 days of my notice period whilst everyone shut down for Christmas. Hardly my problem, but they still asked me to stay until the end of January. Part of me did want to help out, they've been good to me over the last 6 and a half years, and if I could've helped, I would've. But my new contract was signed, sealed and delivered, and the new company, Capital Consulting, wanted me on board ASAP.

Since then, I've been astounded by who's got involved in trying to make me stay. Firstly some of the senior staff in the marketing department sounded off. It was apparently common knowledge that the reason I was leaving was due to my line manager. In fairness, she was the catalyst - but the truth is, I was referred for my new role, so the opportunity literally fell into my lap, and it was simply too good to pass up. But they seemed to focus on the catalyst, and decided to see what could be done. Next I'm meeting with the MD who is looking after the department since our marketing director left two months ago. He's not sure why I would leave a multinational company for a smaller (yet still international) one; he's trying to plant seeds of doubt in my mind about the new company. Then the CEO calls me in for a chat! Why is the CEO so concerned about me leaving? I'm a little fish in a big pond, right? But I have the utmost respect for this man, and it was an experience to hear him ask me not to throw away a relationship with this company that he feels so passionately for, and he almost had me! But, when the situation was summed up in one more meeting with the MD, they could offer me security and Capital can offer me opportunity. And that was the bottom line. I need to do this, to prove to myself that I can run a studio, and lead a team.

So I'm off to be a Head of Studio! And only 4 days to go. Can't wait.