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At the end of 2018, I left Castres and moved to Paris to start a new chapter of my career. Before turning the page, I wanted to send a few words to the people who shaped my very first working years — my colleagues and bosses at Exyzt. This post is a small archive of that message, kept here so I never forget where I started.

A thank you to my first boss and team

I want to mark a special thank you to M. Christian Gendreault, my very first boss. He gave me a chance, trusted a young engineer fresh out of school, and showed me what a good director and a good adviser looks like. Three years under his wing taught me more than I realized at the time.

I also want to thank my project lead Jean-Christophe, whose work and guidance I particularly admired, and every colleague who worked alongside me and put up with me (in alphabetical order, lul): Bénédicte, Charlotte, Charline, Dimitri, Flora, Jules, Mikaël, Paul, Sébastien, and Vincent.

You all made those three years in Castres genuinely good ones.

The original message (December 2018, in French)

J’ai passé trois années avec vous, trois années bien agréables. Vous avez été très gentils avec moi et vous m’avez beaucoup aidé.

Merci beaucoup à M. Christian Gendreault qui a été pour moi un bon directeur, un bon conseiller.

J’ai particulièrement apprécié le travail de mon chef de projet Jean-Christophe et je le remercie aussi.

Je remercie aussi les collaborateurs qui ont travaillé avec moi et qui m’ont supporté : Bénédicte, Charlotte, Charline, Flora, Dimitri, Mikael, Jules, Paul, Vincent, Sébastien (l’ordre alphabétique, lul) !!!

Maintenant, je me plais bien à Paris, même si c’est différent de Castres.

Je vous souhaite à tous une très bonne année 2019.

Looking back

Paris was a big change from Castres — bigger pace, bigger noise, bigger distances. But the foundations I built at Exyzt traveled with me. To everyone there: thank you, and a belated bonne année — every year since.