Hmmmmmm
Tim, our purchasing agent, put in his notice today.
Sarah, of course, is already gone.
Ray, one of our field supervisors (and one of the nicest guys you could possibly ever hope to meet) died of cancer over the weekend. He had been fighting it for some time, but was healthy enough to do work for us from time to time. He had just finished a job for us in early May. While his passing is not a major surprise, none of us thought he'd leave us so soon. That is selfish Mike speaking. From everything he said, I do understand his desire for the suffering to end.
JR, my guy who left the drafting department for greener pastures is back. He was laid off from his new job just after starting there. Friday was his first day back. I'm not sure how this will all work out.
One of our old buildings is trapped in bankruptcy court and was not picked up by the new company. JB has put in an offer for the building and expressed plans to make me a partner in the company he is forming as owner of the building. His offer is about half the building's value. I have mixed feelings about this. I certainly appreciate his generosity. I'm not sure what he's up to, however (with JB, there is always a scheme, it seems). And I'm not sure if I'm aware of all the potential consequences, though I've surely dreamed many up.
In the meantime, I received the following email this afternoon:
Mike,
would you ever be interested in leaving X? i think you would be a good fit where i work. we will be having a big turn over here in the next year or two and should be hiring an engineer or two. this job would actually be more customer relations than engineering, but i like it and it does change frequently. i'm always meeting new people and having fun. i can almost guarantee that if you put in the same amount of hours here as you are now you'll be playing video games a lot.
just something to think about. if you're interested, let me know and we'll talk some time.
todd
Very interesting indeed. And scary. I guess I have something to think about now. Tonight is Nite Owl, however, so I am going to shut off my brain for just a little while and fling little carbon sticks through the woods with my very expensive Carbon Stick Launcher. So there.
Sarah, of course, is already gone.
Ray, one of our field supervisors (and one of the nicest guys you could possibly ever hope to meet) died of cancer over the weekend. He had been fighting it for some time, but was healthy enough to do work for us from time to time. He had just finished a job for us in early May. While his passing is not a major surprise, none of us thought he'd leave us so soon. That is selfish Mike speaking. From everything he said, I do understand his desire for the suffering to end.
JR, my guy who left the drafting department for greener pastures is back. He was laid off from his new job just after starting there. Friday was his first day back. I'm not sure how this will all work out.
One of our old buildings is trapped in bankruptcy court and was not picked up by the new company. JB has put in an offer for the building and expressed plans to make me a partner in the company he is forming as owner of the building. His offer is about half the building's value. I have mixed feelings about this. I certainly appreciate his generosity. I'm not sure what he's up to, however (with JB, there is always a scheme, it seems). And I'm not sure if I'm aware of all the potential consequences, though I've surely dreamed many up.
In the meantime, I received the following email this afternoon:
Mike,
would you ever be interested in leaving X? i think you would be a good fit where i work. we will be having a big turn over here in the next year or two and should be hiring an engineer or two. this job would actually be more customer relations than engineering, but i like it and it does change frequently. i'm always meeting new people and having fun. i can almost guarantee that if you put in the same amount of hours here as you are now you'll be playing video games a lot.
just something to think about. if you're interested, let me know and we'll talk some time.
todd
Very interesting indeed. And scary. I guess I have something to think about now. Tonight is Nite Owl, however, so I am going to shut off my brain for just a little while and fling little carbon sticks through the woods with my very expensive Carbon Stick Launcher. So there.