“Dont cry because its over; smile because it happened.” - Dr. Seuss After 16 ½ years, eBay and I have made the difficult decision to part ways. It has been an amazing partnership over the years…and that’s not a thing most people can easily say about their employer. I’ve given my heart and soul (and a lot of hours that would otherwise have been spent sleeping), and eBay has, in return, given me more than I ever dreamed. Working for this amazing company has taught me things about business, people, and most importantly, myself that I could probably have never learned elsewhere. eBay has been insanely generous and human over the years, and has rewarded me more richly than words can ever express. I’ve had the pleasure of working with, learning from, and laughing with some of the most awesome and amazing people; people I will always think of as friends rather than merely as colleagues. How lucky can a girl be??? But my heart and soul have always been with our customers – those people all over the world who buy and sell on eBay. And as you rise higher and higher in a corporation, you tend to lose touch with that. That’s what happened to me, and it’s been obvious for quite some time that I wasn’t serving my passion anymore….and that’s not good for eBay and it’s definitely not good for me. What’s next? Who knows? I’m going to take a few months off, do some selling on the site, hopefully some consulting, and wait for the next grand adventure to slap me upside the head (just as eBay did so many years ago). Maybe I’ll even get some sleep. :) This is the most bittersweet moment I’ve experienced in a very long time. I imagine it will be worse when I actually leave (August 8), but I’m trying not to think about that. Thank you all for your prayers last week while I was making this decision. They helped, and you helped, and I’m grateful for all of it. :)
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 22:33:26 +0000
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