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One more hour and my internship with AutoCom will officially end. I returned my office keys to Lynn, handed over my assignments to Tedi and Sara and tidied up my desk. Though holding it off as long as possible, I guess the time has finally arrived to say good-bye to everyone!

Needless to say, I had an awesome time with AutoCom Associates and in the United States, in general. As I write, I realize there will be plenty of things I will miss when I go back to Germany. There are the obvious ones like not being able to shop 24/7, drawing money from a drive-through ATM, taking a Michigan U-turn when turning left and driving on roads spreading over four lanes.

Owning a car and living five minutes walking distance from downtown Royal Oak is something else I won’t have in Germany! And my fabulous American/German housemates, of course!

I am so used to coming to the office every morning that it will feel weird not to come in next Monday and working on my media analytic reports, tweeting about client news and events, drafting releases, working on the BBSO website, writing for the intern blog or preparing one of AutoCom’s upcoming events.

But what I will miss most are my colleagues and friends at AutoCom! How can you not miss having conversations with Andi about what part of your body to use to flush the toilet or seeing Larry getting all excited about using social media to promote events such as Tech Crawl and Traverse City? I wonder what I will do on Friday afternoons if I no longer have to figure out how to read and edit the GKN action items together with Craig? Who will provide me with first hand stories on the American youth generation in the 60s and 70s if I am no longer working with Marty? Will I ever hear a more cheerful way of answering the phone at any of my future employments than Jan singing “Good morning/afternoon, AutoCom” in the phone? How can I possible enjoy lunch ever again without having Jack around teaching me about PR and the world in general? Who will make sure that I continue putting on weight other than Lynn by bringing in yummy deserts every day? How can I make sure to do something good every day if Jim won’t be able to ask me to help him find office supplies?


OMG, I will miss my AutoCom ladies! Words can’t tell how much fun we had! We giggled all day long about random stuff, annoying and entertaining the rest of the AutoCom team at the same time.

I will miss dialing Annika’s extension to get the latest news from the front desk. Who can I boss around, if I don’t have Eleanor around me anymore? I’ll probably stay alert for quite a while expecting to hear Sara shouting “Miriam, can you please come to my desk for a second?” Who, other than Tedi, will wake me up by sending text messages asking to bring in an iron or nail polish remover the next day?

Thanks for everything, guys, and I will miss you soooooo much!

Miriam

Comments

Jack Harned said…
AutoCom..and all of us...are better for having you with us.

And you are really a good writer!
Fri Aug 28, 04:50:00 PM
safur said…
miss you big time!!!
Mon Aug 31, 09:43:00 AM
Eleanor Widdett said…
Awww Miriam, reading this makes me so sad! It was so wonderful meeting you and working with you! You will be truly missed! Keep in touch!
Mon Aug 31, 09:56:00 AM
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