# Farewell to XWP

- Link: https://jeffpaul.com/2018/12/farewell-to-xwp/
- Published: 2018-12-29T23:36:32-06:00
- Author: jeffpaul

I’m re-posting something I shared in [XWP](https://xwp.co/)‘s internal Slack a couple
weeks ago with some minor edits.  It’s a good recap of how I felt in deciding to
walk away from work and dear friends at the end of 2018.

> As I unplug from XWP, I’m reminded of the many amazing people I’ve met and worked
> with over the last _almost_ three years.  The best way I can explain how I feel
> is via a Dave Matthews Band video:

> If you keep your eye on [Carter Beauford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Beauford)(
> the drummer), you’ll see him watching and enjoying how others in the band are 
> improvising all while still jamming to the song together.  He’s also keeping the
> rhythm going as others diverge from the “normal” arc of the song and not missing
> a beat in the process (pun intended for you punsters out there).  You can start
> to see a lot of this happening around and after the [3m20s mark](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiulATwTRGQ&t=3m20s)
> as Carter plays under the horn section while the trumpet and sax play what comes
> to them.

> This is exactly how I’ve felt working at XWP; namely that I’ve had the fortune
> to watch amazing people showcase their individual talents all while I merely “
> kept the beat going” alongside and underneath everyone else’s work.  I have had
> the privilege to be the face to our clients for this amazing work and I wish you
> all the very best in the future.  Please do stay in touch!

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