A few months before I resigned from my job, I spoke to a few friends at work (who were also longtime colleagues of mine). I expressed my concerns about the office (primarily the floor of the building that my team had been sitting on for many years), and how I felt uneasy going back there (especially with the mandatory office days that were being implemented before I resigned). Over the past 8 or 9 years, there have been a number of people (mostly in their 30's and 40's) who have been diagnosed with cancer and other ailments. Most of them had left the company by then, and now there were two still remaining at that time (one was me). I told my colleagues that I was afraid that it would happen to someone else, and I said that if it happened to anyone else, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I didn't try to figure out what was going on, and warn people that there might be something on that floor that was causing these issues. My former colleague and I brought it up and tried to get testing done, but it was overlooked for several years. Before I left, they assured me that they were going to do extensive testing (which I think they did), but by that time, I had already left. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by my former colleague who had sat with me for several years (again, on the same floor) - now diagnosed with cancer. The same friend that I told about my uneasiness a mere few months ago. What the absolute fuck is going on here? I had a meltdown (of course...this is me we're talking about), and I am still in shock. I feel guilty for leaving her (well... guilty for leaving all of them), but I had to take care of myself and get out of an environment that I feared was making people sick. People can call me crazy, and maybe I am, but at least I know that I had to save myself at some point, no matter how much I love my colleagues. I know she will be alright, and I will be there for her and help guide her through this shit. I just can't believe that I fucking knew this would happen again. I hope some sort of action will be taken before it happens again.
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