[英語日記］　退職の挨拶

この間、会社を退職する人が私の席までお別れの挨拶に来てくれた。
彼女は私と別の部署であるため、よく接する人ではなかったが、稀に同じプロジェクトに取り組むことがあった。
その程度の間柄だったけど、私は彼女が一生懸命働いていることを知っていた。
なぜかというと、私の会社には駐車場があるのだけど、私が残業して夜の９時近くに帰るときにふと駐車場を見ると、決まって彼女の車が停まっていたからだ。
周りの駐車スペースが暗く沈む中、彼女の白い車は寂しげに佇んでいた。
そんなことを思い出しながら彼女と話しをした。
彼女は、今働いている業界とは別の業界に就職するらしい。
新しい職場では、残業が少ないといいね。

それにしても、退職する人とうまく会話するのは難しい。
人生で起こる会話のパターンの中でもトップ３に入るくらい難しいんじゃないか。これは場所による会話の制約があるからだ。私の席で会話するということは、近くには私の同僚がいるのだ。こいつらは仕事するふりをして絶対に聞き耳を立てている。そうすると、「ここよりもっといい会社ありますから頑張って！」とか、「私もたまにこの会社辞めようかなって思います」とかは言えない。本音で話せないのだ。誰か退職する人との会話の正解を教えてくれ。

A few days ago, my coworker who was going to leave my company came to my desk for saying goodbye.
I barely talked to her since she was in different department from my department, sometimes we tackled to a same project.
We had such a relationship, I knew that she worked so hard.
Because my company has a parking lot, and I definitely see her car parked in the parking lot even if I worked overtime until 9 p.m.. 
Her white car was sadly standing there while parking spaces around her car sank in darkness.
I had a conversation remembered that.
She will work in different field from current field.
I hope that she will work less time.

Anyway, to have a conversation with who leaves a company is difficult.
I wonder that it is difficult pattern of conversation ranked in top 3 in life.
The reason why it is difficult is that the place constraints the conversation.
To talk at my desk means that my coworkers are nearby. They carefully listen to our conversation pretending to keep working. This makes it difficult to say "There are better companies than this company, go for it!", or "I sometimes think I want to leave this company.". I can not talk from my heart. Someone please teach me the correct pattern of conversation with who leaves the company.

CHAT GPT
The other day, a colleague who was leaving the company came to my desk to say goodbye. Although we worked in different departments and didn't interact frequently, we occasionally collaborated on the same projects. Despite our somewhat distant relationship, I knew she worked diligently. This was evident because whenever I left the office around 9 p.m., glancing at the parking lot, her car was always there. Amidst the darkened parking spaces, her white car stood somewhat lonely. As we talked, I couldn't help but recall these moments. She mentioned that she would be starting a new job in a different industry, and she expressed hope for fewer overtime hours in her new workplace.

Nevertheless, having a meaningful conversation with someone who is leaving the company can be challenging. It's probably one of the top three most difficult types of conversations in life, mainly due to the constraints of the setting. Having a conversation at my desk means that my colleagues are nearby, discreetly eavesdropping on the conversation. This makes it impossible to say things like, "I hope you find a better company," or "Sometimes, I also consider leaving this company." You can't speak your true feelings. Can someone please provide the right way to have a conversation with someone leaving the company?

メモ
・人生でトップ３に〜：It's probably one of the top three most difficult types of conversations in life
・eavesdrop : 立ち聞きする