Thursday, December 25, 2014
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Turn out the lights, the party's over!
On August 13th 1984, I began work at American Motors Corp. in Detroit. I was hired as a layout design drafter. Back then all the designs were on some kind of paper or mylar media where we drew on the media. This is the Pink Pearl eraser I started with that day.
After four company mergers and countless layoffs that I somehow dodged, I retired after 30 years 128 days. There isn't much need for an eraser today so it became more of an office toy over the years. The depression on the middle of the eraser (there is one on the opposite side too) was from spinning the eraser between my thumb and finger over the years.
The last thing I did as a Chrysler employee was toss the eraser in the trash as I walked out the door.
And so it goes.
On August 13th 1984, I began work at American Motors Corp. in Detroit. I was hired as a layout design drafter. Back then all the designs were on some kind of paper or mylar media where we drew on the media. This is the Pink Pearl eraser I started with that day.
After four company mergers and countless layoffs that I somehow dodged, I retired after 30 years 128 days. There isn't much need for an eraser today so it became more of an office toy over the years. The depression on the middle of the eraser (there is one on the opposite side too) was from spinning the eraser between my thumb and finger over the years.
The last thing I did as a Chrysler employee was toss the eraser in the trash as I walked out the door.
And so it goes.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Happy Holidays!
As I post this, the countdown to retirement stands at 2 days. Today was my exit interview with the HR group and a luncheon with my work group which was real nice. Looking forward to turning the page to a new chapter after 30 years with Chrysler (AMC, Chrysler, Daimler Chrysler, Cerberus, Fiat Chrysler). The name of the company as of today is officially FCA US LLC. The name "Chrysler" is just a brand now within the company.
Yup, time to go.
But the big event of the day was receipt of my new minivan!
This is the Dodge Grand Caravan R/T. Within the company, we call it the "man van" because it's an attempt to make a minivan "sporty" and that's a tall order on a minivan. It has blacked out wheels, smoked headlamp lenses, black trim features, and an all black leather interior with red accent stitching.
It was questionable that I would get this before I left but with the help of a few people at work pulling the right strings, I got it. Problem was that it was damaged in transit (just my luck) and had to visit a body shop before I could take it. It was built about the 1st of October so this all took a LONG time.
We'll be a bit more active in the coming months so I'll be updating the blog as the "excitement" plays out.
As I post this, the countdown to retirement stands at 2 days. Today was my exit interview with the HR group and a luncheon with my work group which was real nice. Looking forward to turning the page to a new chapter after 30 years with Chrysler (AMC, Chrysler, Daimler Chrysler, Cerberus, Fiat Chrysler). The name of the company as of today is officially FCA US LLC. The name "Chrysler" is just a brand now within the company.
Yup, time to go.
But the big event of the day was receipt of my new minivan!
This is the Dodge Grand Caravan R/T. Within the company, we call it the "man van" because it's an attempt to make a minivan "sporty" and that's a tall order on a minivan. It has blacked out wheels, smoked headlamp lenses, black trim features, and an all black leather interior with red accent stitching.
It was questionable that I would get this before I left but with the help of a few people at work pulling the right strings, I got it. Problem was that it was damaged in transit (just my luck) and had to visit a body shop before I could take it. It was built about the 1st of October so this all took a LONG time.
We'll be a bit more active in the coming months so I'll be updating the blog as the "excitement" plays out.
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