It's 2:30 p.m. as I begin this post, and I'm pretty much all moved in—back at my old office, but with a "new-old" coworker as well: this guy was with us in 2017, at our then-new office in the Cheongshil building, and then he left after two weeks because he had finished up his contract. He returned to the States to teach German, but he came back to Korea last year and, after nearly a year of kicking around other language schools, he's once again at our company.
I'm glad to be back at my old stomping grounds, though surprisingly wistful about leaving the team I had worked with for a year. That feeling will pass, though; overall, I'm very happy to have made this move. And the move itself was fairly painless: two guys took all my boxed-up stuff—plus my computer, my chair, and my beloved desk—and trucked everything up the street to where I am now. I had to do the setting-up of my work station myself, of course, but having those guys do the heavy lifting was a godsend.
The boss has already got me working on something that'll actually prove useful, so I'm already off to a good start. Today's the first day of the rest of my life, as they say. So far, so good.
It's almost like that place has a gravity of its own, inexorably drawing former occupants back into orbit.
ReplyDeleteThere's definitely a "coming full circle" feeling about this. I'm hoping I can finish out my contract by remaining at Mido for the next year and seven months. That would be a good way to end my tenure at the Golden Goose.
ReplyDeleteI should note that your description of my workplace is similar to how I describe Korea to others: you can leave, but you'll eventually be drawn back to the place because of its—as you say—gravitational pull. I've seen so many expats go "Fuck this country," leave, then come crawling back.
ReplyDeleteYep, I've seen it happen before with people leaving Korea and then coming back.
ReplyDeleteHa! I've wondered if I'd ever consider that move back to Korea. Now that I'm on a pension without free housing at the ex-wife's place, it's not really feasible. But I do miss Korea sometimes.
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