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25 Years of Logistics
Jan. 14th, 2022 09:47 amYesterday afternoon, a box appeared on my front doorstep.
( Award Box )
After Lisa and I came back from running our first grocery-shopping expedition to Reno since we got back from the around-the-country trip, we opened the box to see what they gave me.
( Thank You for Your Service )
All of these gifts are useful, and I'm grateful that they noticed that I've stuck around. There are times when I'm amazed that I've made it as long as I have, given all of the reorganizations, name changes, corporate reshuffles, and the like. Two of the departments for which I've worked don't exist any more, and if I hadn't taken an offer to work on a specific account rather than in the corporate head office (originally Menlo Park, then San Mateo, then Los Altos Hills), and assuming they had even kept the job, I would have had to relocate to High Point, North Carolina, something that I would not have wanted to do. However, things seem to have worked out pretty well so far, especially when circumstances allowed me to start working from home full time (pre-pandemic) in a place where I could afford to buy a house. So thank you, GXO/XPO/MWL/MW/Menlo Logistics. Here's to 25 years, and I hope a few more to come.
( Award Box )
After Lisa and I came back from running our first grocery-shopping expedition to Reno since we got back from the around-the-country trip, we opened the box to see what they gave me.
( Thank You for Your Service )
All of these gifts are useful, and I'm grateful that they noticed that I've stuck around. There are times when I'm amazed that I've made it as long as I have, given all of the reorganizations, name changes, corporate reshuffles, and the like. Two of the departments for which I've worked don't exist any more, and if I hadn't taken an offer to work on a specific account rather than in the corporate head office (originally Menlo Park, then San Mateo, then Los Altos Hills), and assuming they had even kept the job, I would have had to relocate to High Point, North Carolina, something that I would not have wanted to do. However, things seem to have worked out pretty well so far, especially when circumstances allowed me to start working from home full time (pre-pandemic) in a place where I could afford to buy a house. So thank you, GXO/XPO/MWL/MW/Menlo Logistics. Here's to 25 years, and I hope a few more to come.
