It is no coincidence that Tanja and I founded Bye together. Tanja has big ideas, things that she knows need to happen, that will add something and that people are really waiting for. When we discussed our first ideas about the funeral industry together, we discovered that I have always been a farewell person. At that time, especially at work but also in other areas, saying goodbye is something that I pay more than average attention to.
Farewell is selflessly putting someone in the spotlight
Saying goodbye with a smile was always the motto. Farewell songs, instructions for the next employer, films, magazines, gifts and meaningful speeches and poems. Tanja said: “When saying goodbye you can really selflessly put someone in the spotlight without expecting anything in return. It is a very pure form of expressing your appreciation for someone and that is why it suits you so much”.
Saying goodbye properly
That is the side of saying goodbye that I like and that I feel good about and that I also like to help someone else with. But I also find saying goodbye very difficult and often sad. Saying goodbye to habits, to suppliers, to vacations and of course to people. Yet I am convinced that saying goodbye well, whether that is with a smile or a tear, really helps for the "continuation" or call it, life.
Start at the end
When you start a new job, you are often advised to think about how you want to be and what you want to do in your first 100 days. However, I would advise you to think about what your farewell at that organization will look like, what they say about you and what they do for you. Thinking about your farewell can give you so much direction. Start at the end, always nice.
