After changes upon changes

Today's one of those days that has a lot of meaning now and will likely have even more meaning later. The correlation between those two meanings is what makes life so very interesting.

Shortly, Sandra will have her exit interview. Her job of more than 10 years is going away. The work's gone to a team in India and so she's coming home.
This early period we're calling a sampler, trying to decide if this really time to retire and, if so, what do days and weeks and months and years of retirement look like.
We've both been blessed with good work for a long time, working at places where, for the most part, professional respect and personal integrity are standard practices. Friend ADP used to remind us that there is no such thing as institutional loyalty, just personal loyalty. Even in those Dilbert moments, of which there have been plenty, good people rose to the task and helped deflect the institutionalized cement-headedness.
But, that's now headed for the past. Ahead is an open field of fear and wonder.