Recent content by bluehero

I didn't realize you knew my old manager :laugh: Seriously folks, I do want to thank EVERYONE in this forum for helping set me free. Through intelligent playful banter and genuine concern, this community has helped turn me from a timid lurker into a bold man of action!!!! And subsequently a man...

By the way, for those of you who were interested, my former employer was in fact Tektronix.

Well, I made the leap of faith and today was my last day. Came in late, turned in my badge, and flamed the HR rep at my exit interview. Boy did that feel good ;D Actually I was quite well behaved, objective and honest. I assumed that since they were asking me all these questions they wanted...

I have been referring to my current employer as MegaCorp. It may or may not be Tektronix. I suppose I've left enough bread crumbs about Portland for a clever and persistent investigator to form that hypothesis. You are spot on in your assessment of Tektronix's inability to capitalize on market...

First of my last three weeks is over, two more to go. Very strange experience after word started leaking out (The e-mail announcement they sent only went to the Global executive staff). To my peers and others in the organization I am being treating like some kind of folk hero. The executive...

Congratulations!!!! I'm 10 days and counting, (one is a holiday :D) I gave 3 1/2 weeks notice and it;s been quite a strange experience. To my peers and other people in the prganization, I am a folk hero. To the executive staff it's a strange mix of being ignored in public to subtle hostility in...

Just moved my HELOC to Charles Schwab Bank 7% for 70%LTV No Fees, painless process, they did all the paper work and closed my existing HELOC at my Credit Union (7.75%). I was actually rather shocked that the Credit Union wouldn;t budge on their rate. We're long time customers(20 years) and...

I agree although, I am having a really hard time swallowing their response(especially the part about announcing to all the global senior managers tht I would be staying until July despite a written letter infromaing them of a June 1 date without talking to me). However, does provide direct...

That's what pushed me over the edge to go. Besides suffering from serious bunout and health issues, colleges were dropping like flies with heart attacks. 4 in a six month period last year. Life is too short, embrace and enjoy every minute of it.

Well, it just goes to show you that regardless of the HR BS about the importance of people, to Mega Corp you are just a headcount to be sucked dry and discarded. Before I had come in today, they had already sent a broadcast e-mail out around the world to all the senior staff announcing my...

Turned in my retirement letter at the end of the day to my director. No immediate reaction, kind of like a deer in the headlights, but he did go running right off to the VP. Tomorrow could be interesting.

I agree completely, having respect for your peers and company values is key to tolerating the game. When that is lost, burnout sets in and the stress induced by continuing to play the game while sacrificing your internal values takes a large toll both psychologically an physically. ESRBob's...

I actually decided to wait until next week. I had to do the exit process for both of my former analysts this week and one of the principles I need to give the retirement notice to was out of town this week. Also being a very conservative person by nature (allfiction of being a Statistician i...

6 Years ago, I purchased 4 acres of property with 1400' of riverfront near the resort community of Sunriver in central Oregon for $50K. Due to the prestegisous nature of the area and a lack of buildable riverfront with that much forntage, the currnet value has risin to $600K. This is an insane...

OK, I've finally finished the retirement letter with a last day of June 1 and I am planning on turning it in on Monday. I fully expect them to have a cow and say I can't leave at least until the new college hires are fully trained to run the system. Since the methods and proceedures are all...