Last Day at Work - Farewell

One last walk down this hallway
where are they?  Farewell cake with "good luck"  Flowers too


 
 guests forgot them, didn't pick them up, now they're mine. (that's the equivalent of 50 euros)

my Thai colleague

You’ve got this. :-)

Good luck on your future career path, Andrea

Best regards, Inge

Thank you both so much.

I’m also really looking forward to returning to my old home and having my family around me.

Wow, Andrea, what a fantastic farewell! That’s sure to be a fond memory. I also really like the photo of you. Now we can picture you even better. :)

I also wish you a wonderful start in your new old home. It won’t be long now.

Dear Andrea,

that must have been a farewell with mixed feelings...! As is so often the case, the two are closely intertwined—the difficult goodbye that also marks a wonderful new beginning :-)

I wish you all the best from the bottom of my heart for your move back home! Keep the beautiful memories in your heart, and enjoy the wonderful things that await you!

Warm regards, Sonja

Oh, you’re all so kind.
Goodbyes are always sad, but it was also a wonderful time.

- learned a new language
- got to know other people and cultures
- the scenery was amazing

In life, there are always pros and cons here and there, and we’re richer for the experiences.
If you’re no longer happy somewhere, you should pack up and move on.

Thank you so much for your touching words

Dear Andrea,

I haven’t had a chance yet to send you a little note in this thread. I’m making up for that now—you’re still in faraway Norway, with your bags practically packed.

Yes, the last day of work—I’m sure everyone knows that feeling. It’s always sad when emotions are involved. You look back: on the early days, your lack of language skills, your coworkers, the everyday things you now have to let go of. You’ve spent so much time in this place, poured your energy into it, had good days and bad days—and you, at least, know every inch of the hotel. Over the last few months, it’s become increasingly difficult for you because working at your hotel has changed.

Now it was time to take a step toward the future. The time in Norway was wonderful, but eventually it lost its appeal, and new priorities emerged that have become important to you over time—such as staying in touch with your parents and children. Every step requires a certain degree of maturity. And this phase demands a lot from us. We have doubts, talk ourselves into keeping going, weigh our options, can’t sleep at night, discuss the pros and cons, fears surface—but ultimately, we have to face the new situation with courage.

Once we’ve made the decision with both our heads and our hearts, the rest usually falls into place. It’s like running down the mountain before we’ve laboriously climbed it. But I always use my own imagery. I just saw you climbing that mountain :-)

Well, and then, of course, comes the time to say goodbye. You’ve spent a lot of your life in Norway and now you have to let go of that part of your life. In your memories, you’ll take only the beautiful things with you: you’ll always remember the high blue sky, the clear air, the sensational view of the fjords, and your Thai colleague. You forget the negative things anyway—there’s no room for them in your heart.

And when you’re back in Germany, it’ll be like a fresh start or coming home after a very long journey. We’ll all be curious to hear how it feels for you. Until then, we’ll all keep our fingers crossed for a safe trip home.

The world is beautiful wherever loved ones are waiting for us :-)

Warm regards from Ina

Oh, Ina, your words sound like a warm hug offering comfort.
Reading them is even bringing tears to my eyes.

We still have a full four weeks left to pack up the rest. Then we’ll hope everything goes smoothly,


except for the signed lease agreement from the board that’s still missing—which we’re eagerly awaiting. We signed it, sent it back, the letter was returned to us by German customs, we sent it again, and now we’re waiting—waiting—waiting. Nothing has happened since then.

That’s our only concern right now; without the signed contract, we can’t get our household goods into Germany duty-free.

So it really helps to read your kind, comforting words. Thanks again to everyone here.

Oh Andrea, I’m really just barely keeping up with the forum at the moment and haven’t been following much. Even though you’re looking forward to going home, I can well imagine that saying goodbye is painful. I wish you the best of luck on your journey home. I hope you get everything sorted out in time—this waiting can become unbearable.
As far as I remember, your new home isn’t that far away from me—maybe we’ll run into each other sometime :)

Best regards, Ines