Oh geeze Bev, so sorry to hear that. Didn't think RIM would ever get to the
point where they even thought about letting someone the likes of you go.
It's a shame to see a company waste away like that. You know, I did like
the phones. Was a a loyal Blackberry user for three phones, my Pearl, my
Torch, and my Z-10. I wish you the best of luck my friend, but you won't
need too much because a man with your talents is very difficult to find,
I'm sure you will be back in full swing in no time.

Steve

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 4:42 PM, Bev Christian <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> TechNetters,
>
> Well, at about two months shy of fifteen years, I have received my layoff
> notice from RIM -> Blackberry for the 27th of November.  What a ride!  I
> got
> to work for a company that changed the world. They let me go to IPC APEX
> the
> week BEFORE I joined the company (and paid for it), build a group of 50 of
> the greatest people and buy new, state-of-the art equipment so we had a lab
> comparable to the other two best electronics manufacturing industry labs in
> Canada. I joined when we were selling a little pager sized e-mail device
> that ran on an AA battery. It was so tough you could literally throw it at
> a
> wall, pop the battery back in and it kept on ticking.  The ride up was
> fantastic and the ride down has been as fast, although not nearly as much
> fun.  Over the last four years I picked people and I walked them out the
> door.  For sure the worst moments of my life in any job.  For a number of
> reasons the company lost its leading edge advantage  and is now just a
> shell
> of its former self.  I wish my remaining  compatriots there all the best,
> as
> it morphs into. ??.
>
>
>
> Anybody have a need for a slightly used chemist/lab administrator?  I am
> not
> ready to hang up my spurs yet.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Bev Christian
>
>
>
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