2023-08-21 from the editor of ~insom
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It's my last week of work at Shopify. I'm swimming in
feelings.
I worked there for seven years. I moved to Canada for it.
It's impossible to separate my initial experiences in this
country from my job: the first days it snowed when I came
home from work, waiting for the bus in the Winter, coming
home and sharing whatever new lingo I'd learned in the day.
Work was the main place I met Canadians, given that my
family is all British -- although Shopify was reasonably
diverse and many folks had moved here just like me -- I was
just as likely to share some new Argentinian expression.
I have nostalgia for people who I used to work with who have
left and when things were simpler (either for me, or in
general). Soon, I'll have nostalgia for the people who are
still there, who I have left.
I have a really specific feeling for when it's dark outside
but there's ~3000K light and cork floors, the place is
half-empty and the office felt warm and pleasant. I don't
think I have felt as cozy in any place outside of my home:
that's a weird thing for a place of work, but I will miss
that.
