Dumping KLM

Dear Royal dutch airlines,

I think we should talk.

To be perfectly frank, I think we should see other people. I understand that we have a considerable history together, but for me to grow as a persone, I need to be able to see what else is out there. And I don’t think I can do that without making a clean break.

When we first met, you blew me away. No doubt, you were the sexiest airline around and everyone wanted to play with you. They still do. You enhanced every environment I came across with your blue color, passionate employees and online social skills. You could make stepping onboard in a foreign country feel like comming home, which is no easy task.

You made me want to become a better persone

As our relationship continued to grow, I began to realize how much you meant to me. And while some may see that as a good sign in a relationship, in hindsight, you have become a bit of a crutch for me. I became dependent on your need to create processes and structure even for the smallest tasks. There’s no question how easy you made it to work within these boundries, but there were times when I chose for a creative solution only needing a small subset of your capabillaties. All the approvals required and opinios i had to listen to made me feel like a number on a list. After awhile, that has started to get to me.

I know you’ve changed a lot recently. You’ve slimmed down quite a bit. Trying to get rid of your excess baggage. While I do still find you attractive, to be completely frank, I’ve started taking notice of a few others that have a more open change culture.

In particular, A web company called White has been making a considerable impression on me. It’s not about needing to work for another company right now. I really just need to take some time for myself. Adapting my skills and competences to changes in the external world. To figure out where I want to be.

I understand some people, even friends of mine, may think I’m stupid for leaving you after all these years, since in many ways your advantages significantly outweigh your drawbacks. But like the saying “you don’t know what you got until it’s gone”, I have to at least try to make it on my own for sometime before I can really do you any justice.

I hope we can stay friends because I’d like to stay in touch. Not to be a creep, but I’ll still be following your flight schedules and if you’re cool with it, you’re still invited to any large-scale endevour I have in the near future. You live the life of the enterprise. And if I have questions on how to do something on an enterprise scale you, you’ll be the first person I ask.

Best Wishes