On the Roman calendar, March 15th was known as the Ides of March, a term that simply reflected the lunar appearance of a full moon. Two thousand fifty six years ago, it became a day of infamy and synonymous with abrupt change. Why? Because Julius Caesar, a man who had spent his life serving the Empire, was murdered that day.The current Ides represents my own day of change as it is the last day of a formal association with my past employer and marks the end of a 40+ year career with them. In reality, the abrupt change occurred a few years ago when I was terminated during a downsizing/restructuring event. Fortunately I was given the opportunity (and gladly continued) the relationship as a part-time consultant (although I preferred the term “ambassador”). The finality of this change will still take some getting used to.
It was a nice gesture when I was invited to attend one last company sales meeting. I arrived to learn that the theme was ironically (at least to me) “Ain’t No Stoppin' Us Now!” I was even given the official t-shirt as a keepsake.
I can chuckle about it now. Et tu Brute?
