Bev

I don't know how long it was since we first corresponded here, or 
(rarely) crossed swords, but it was long ago when mobile phones were 
just that, phones! I was so sorry to hear your news and I'm sure that in 
the medium term, you will find it a blessing in disguise as you explore 
new worlds with a different employer.

All the best

Brian

On 11/11/2015 01:42, Bev Christian 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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