Three years...

Dear work,

Today is our three year anniversary!

And what an interesting three years it has been! We've largely built each other up from nothing, into something that is truly becoming grand. In the last three years our revenues have remained on a consistent incline, and our workforce has tripled! We've specialized, we've innovated, we've presented, and though we've made a few mistakes along the way, we've managed to excel at what we do and have come a long way towards solidifying a great reputation within the industry!

I want you to know I'll always appreciate how you helped me get out of that failing relationship with my former employer, and how you helped me to prove to all the nay-sayers that high school marks and university degrees are not required to achieve personal or professional success.

We've seen our fair share of ups and downs (I've wanted to quit more times that I can remember now), but we've stuck together through it all. I've cost you a lot of money, through my ever-increasing salary and a lot of the mistakes that I've made. And you've damn near driven me insane with your often ridiculous expectations and impossible deadlines. If we didn't need each other so badly, I'm sure I would've moved on from here long ago. You've been lucky that I've been so loyal. But I've been lucky to even be here with you at all, so we're even.

You've given me pride, by providing for me a platform in which I can compare myself to others around my age and feel like I am way ahead of the game. You've given me opportunities to refine and further my technical skillset. You've given me a voice in the direction of the company. You've provided the means for me to begin travelling the world. And I've been blessed to work with the nicest, most supportive and open people I could ever hope to work with.

Having gone through what I have the last few years, the patience (all-be-it, probably unknowingly for the most part) that has been shown to me, blows my mind. And, throughout it all, you were the shining example of the potential that I would've been throwing away. You were the voice of reason. You were stability. And though you were also a major contributing factor (negatively) to it all as well, it was in no way your fault. Thankfully, I think I've come out of it stronger and better and that only means great things are on the horizon for both of us.

That I might be able to go to school within the next year or two and continue to work is another opportunity that I will be grateful for. And to take that a step further, that it may end up that we could open an office together in Vancouver when the time comes is a prospect that excites me very very much (even if I am getting wayy ahead of myself in hoping for this).

Thanks for everything! And cheers to moving forward and to another year of advancement and success for all of us!