A flash from the past

The last two days I’ve managed to run into four old colleagues from when I worked at BingoLotto. It’s getting close to 2½ years now since I left the company, or really got made redundant. So meeting those people truly felt like flash from the past. Especially since they all still work there. When I had to leave they were of course the lucky ones in my opinion, but now I’m not sure. I don’t even want to think about how things would be if I still worked there… Probably pretty unbearable…

Only one of then sounded truly happy and congratulated me when I said that I’m now a manager with my own staff. One of them actually laughed and joked around implying between the lines that I must have gotten that job because of something else. Not because of my qualifications and experience. And yes, I too read between the lines and caught a hint of jealousy. But still…

I know I’ve changed and grown a lot the last couple of years. No more timid little grey mouse trying to please everybody… So meeting people who knew me back then feels a bit like being caught up with my past. I don’t mind my past. It has made me who I am today, and deep inside I’m still the same Cathy. Just a bit bolder, stronger and more opinionated. It just shows that people do change.