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Post by howard lee on Mar 29, 2024 10:07:28 GMT -5
They had a luncheon in the drab conference room for me yesterday. The spread included bagels that were not true bagels, but small round loaves of bread in the shape of bagels (a sad fact of life since bagel baking has been largely taken over by Latinos and Pakistanis in New York), cream cheese and lox, wraps, and a fruit platter with unripe melon.
Oh yeah, and this wedding cake:
That and a couple of fishy handshakes. It was like a wake (and NOT an Irish wake) until people got sugared up with the cake (my daughter's are superior). I felt like a fish out of water. But that is normal for the way I have always felt at this company.
Not a card, a cheap watch, or a gift card to the store. Really depressing.
However, soon this career-destroying job will be way back in my rear view mirror. I really let them have it in my exit interview. I am positive that my input "will be like tears in the rain," if I may take the liberty of quoting Roy Batty.
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Post by brucemacneill on Mar 29, 2024 10:15:15 GMT -5
They had a luncheon in the drab conference room for me yesterday. The spread included bagels that were not true bagels, but small round loaves of bread in the shape of bagels (a sad fact of life since bagel baking has been largely taken over by Latinos and Pakistanis in New York), cream cheese and lox, wraps, and a fruit platter with unripe melon.
Oh yeah, and this wedding cake: That and a couple of fishy handshakes. It was like a wake (and NOT an Irish wake) until people got sugared up with the cake (my daughter's are superior). I felt like a fish out of water. But that is normal for the way I have always felt at this company. Not a card, a cheap watch, or a gift card to the store. Really depressing. However, soon this career-destroying job will be way back in my rear view mirror. I really let them have it in my exit interview. I am positive that my input "will be like tears in the rain," if I may take the liberty of quoting Roy Batty.
Happy Retirement, Howard. |
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Post by Hobson on Mar 29, 2024 10:15:34 GMT -5
Congratulations. We are often told not to burn bridges, but sometimes it's appropriate.
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Post by majorminor on Mar 29, 2024 10:40:26 GMT -5
Did you dress for the occasion?  |
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Post by Cornflake on Mar 29, 2024 10:41:54 GMT -5
At least you won't wonder if you made a mistake by retiring. Congratulations.
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Post by howard lee on Mar 29, 2024 10:46:10 GMT -5
At least you won't wonder if you made a mistake by retiring. Congratulations.
Thanks. The reason I accepted and stayed at that job is like that old Borscht Belt joke.
A man runs to the doctor and says, "Doctor, you've got to help me. My wife thinks she's a chicken!"
The doctor asks, "How long has she had this condition?"
"Two years," says the man.
"Then why did it take you so long to come and see me?" asks the shrink.
The man shrugs his shoulders and replies, "We needed the eggs."
I needed the eggs.
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Post by coachdoc on Mar 29, 2024 10:51:01 GMT -5
Congrats on escaping more or less intact.
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Post by howard lee on Mar 29, 2024 10:52:46 GMT -5
Congrats on escaping more or less intact.
I will be setting aside some recovery time.
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Post by dradtke on Mar 29, 2024 11:06:09 GMT -5
Congratulations, Howard! I can't recommend retirement highly enough. Looks like somebody tipped the cake box on its side on the way down the hallway.
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Post by howard lee on Mar 29, 2024 11:18:35 GMT -5
Congratulations, Howard! I can't recommend retirement highly enough. Looks like somebody tipped the cake box on its side on the way down the hallway.
Thanks, David.
And yes, they did. The pièce de resistance.
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Mar 29, 2024 11:36:53 GMT -5
A trapped animal will sometimes chew off its foot to escape. I am happy you made it free with two feet. Enjoy.
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Post by david on Mar 29, 2024 11:47:57 GMT -5
Howard,
Congratulations on leaving that place.
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Post by howard lee on Mar 29, 2024 11:53:50 GMT -5
Howard, Congratulations on leaving that place.
Thanks, David. I have had steady employment since April of 1972. It was time. (Plus, ultra-conservative religious cults and Howard don't get along too well, either.)
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Post by Shannon on Mar 29, 2024 11:56:02 GMT -5
Howard, shake the dust off your feet when you leave. Your employers will get the significance.
Congrats on getting to retirement. I'm certain you will make it fruitful!
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Post by howard lee on Mar 29, 2024 11:57:59 GMT -5
Howard, shake the dust off your feet when you leave. Your employers will get the significance. Congrats on getting to retirement. I'm certain you will make it fruitful!
Thank you, Shannon. I'll do that.
Yes, I am not really the type to be glued to the Lazy Boy with a beer watching a game. Only Formula 1 races with my daughter.  |
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Post by billhammond on Mar 29, 2024 12:00:27 GMT -5
Happy Retizement?
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Post by paleo on Mar 29, 2024 12:02:49 GMT -5
Congratulations, welcome to the party!
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Post by howard lee on Mar 29, 2024 12:06:56 GMT -5
Happy Retizement?
Translated directly from the Yiddish? A dyslexic cake decorator?
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Post by martinfever on Mar 29, 2024 12:28:32 GMT -5
I'm hearing Woody Allen in my head, doing a narration on this scene.
Happy Retirement!
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Post by theevan on Mar 29, 2024 12:43:24 GMT -5
Hah, I'm hearing Groucho Marx!
We've been watching episodes of You Bet Your Life. I grew up on 'em, totally new to Wendy. She's transfixed.
Congrats, Howard. I don't think I could have lasted.
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