The Oddest Farewell Email Ever
Friday, October 9th, 2009This came in last night from a (soon-to-be-ex) editor at a major media industry publication. Make sure you read to the signoff…
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So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye I’m glad to go, I cannot tell a lie…
That was little Brigitta Von Trapp’s line from the song “So Long, Farewell in The Sound of Music, right? I’m Austrian, you see, or maybe German. Then again, my last name could be Dutch, for all I know. I come from a family that refuses to learn to communicate, so I felt an odd compulsion to enter a Communications-related profession…
Technically, as of Oct. 23, I will no longer be employed by The XXX Company due to, let me grab the paperwork, “a reduction in force.” I am not sure if West Coast ad agencies, marketers or assorted people that I speak to and cover for the magazines below will be assigned to another reporter. God, there’s hardly anyone left here to write! This note is just to inform you that I am leaving, that I’ve enjoyed working with you and to pass along my personal e-mail address. It is:
XXXX@aol.com Write me there and I’ll pass along other pertinent information.
(Yes, I still use AOL. I got the account in 1996, when I started as an intern. I heard at the time from marketers it was important to “establish a brand name” and to “be consistent,” so I kept it. Also, the account was free.)
Again, I’ve enjoyed knowing and working with so many of you and I’m sure we’ll be speaking soon, whether I land a gig as a journalist, marketer, designer or roustabout.
Until then, keep fuckin’ that chicken!
B.
