As you know, NCR Corp is leaving Dayton for Duluth, GA and taking only a small percentage of existing employees along. After 33 and a half years at NCR, I will be leaving employment this New Year's Eve. It has been a good place to work for the most part and I have been very fortunate in my longevity there, being able to retire on my departure. Beginning as an auditor and moving through several areas in accounting, IT, and back to accounting and transactions taxes, I managed to hang on through thick and thin and actually enjoyed what I got to do most times. There was a lot of "thin" as the company downsized from 70K+ employees to around 20K+ currently. The company somehow managed to move ahead after each downsizing on to the next one, with the loyal remaining corporate staff busily shuffling papers and looking at PC screens while holding the seemingly ever-present cup of coffee in their right hands. I thought you'd like to see the building where I was located shortly after beginning employment in 1976, and coincidentally is the same location in the Dayton campus where I'm ending employment as well.
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Thanks for sharing this Paul. Employument longevity is becoming a thing of the past. We were once part of a company "family" and now are considered only a part of a team to be cut upon the whim of the management objective currently in vogue. I thought NCR had a beautiful campus with a pool near by, water and trees. Dayton will never really be the same.
So sad to see it all go. You've got a lot of history there. I hope that you take a camera to work one day and take some shots of your office, the cafeteria, the gym where you've worked out and a shot of a friend or two... they may even want a copy. Shoot whatever you feel like, no one will care. Having some photos from my store has really helped me with closure, helped me remember what I really miss as well as what I really didn't like, a good balance. We're so grateful that you can take an "early" retirement. It's special to know that Mother's gift has made it a bit easier.
Congratulations on 33 years at one place. That is virtually unheard of these days, in any country. Your flexibility and ability to learn new regulations, deal with multiple changes of software and generations of computers, and waves of people who report to you and you to them--it's amazing. My guess is that you were also likely a lay pastor/friend to colleagues, listening and helping. That's who you are.
Retirement is fantastic. You of all people are going to ease into it with grace and enthusiasm.
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