and another one leaves

i have always been fond of him.

the first time i met him was when he introduced himself to us february of last year, i thought he looked young for the position he's holding and that he's a serious person. days and months went by and i was able to discover a different side of him.

he sees to it that he knows his people's (the developers) issues/concerns so that he can bring it up to the management. but that's how managers are, right? oh but he's not just that to us, like i said, he's like a dad spoiling his children, from free food to lunch and dinner outs. but aside from the things that i said before about him, there's the fact that i owe him many. he was responsible for making what should've been a short work stint into a regular job for me. it was he who put in a good word for me during my evaluations that 1)from contractual, i was absorbed and hired as a regular employee and 2)i've had salary increases even before i marked my 1st year. i'm grateful for him because he trusts my skills when i myself don't.

time and again i've said that i know there are job opportunities out there that could probably offer me higher compensation but what's keeping me here is the people i've grown accustomed to. lately though, many are resigning. what saddens me most is that he has also resigned and it's his last day on the 30th of this month. we wouldn't want him to go, but now that he doesn't seem to be happy with the way things are in the office, i guess all we can do is to thank him for what he has been to us and to wish him well.