Conference 7.286::digital

    No solution but this sure is another indication of what is wrong
    with DEC. If we can't do this right....
    
    Jim C.
    

�   <<< Note 1854.0 by TIGEMS::ARNOLD "Walk softly, carry a megawatt laser" >>>
�                  -< How to get plaque to the right person? >-

	I looked in the DEC phone book and there, right above your name was
	"John E. Arnold  CBM  259-7403".

	Maybe a call to that number would tell you where to forward the plaque.

	--Mike

re: .0

I believe I may start a folder on such occurrences. They're almost starting
to become humorous.

-Jack

    You could also change the spelling of your name to John.

    Jamie.

	I remember getting an International Air Travel card made out to 
	A Thompson a few years ago. It took me a while to find the right
	person but I did. One would have thought that they'd be more careful
	with things like that that mean money. But if things like that get
	messed up it's not so surprising that things like plaques do as well.

			Alfred

    Hi,
    Sounds like it went through my favorite service organization, the U.S.
    Postal Service.
    If it did, they would say "Well it is for Jon even though someone added
    another letter". 
    They recently sent me a personal letter to the SHR facility.  Makes
    sense!  I live in Shrewsbury and Digital has a facility there(don't ask
    how they connected me to DEC!).
    

    If the intended John Arnold is the one who recently left DEC in
    Cambridge for a position with another company I can provide you
    with his Internet address,,,
    
    Edd

  
  In these cost-cutting times, how is it that Digital can go and buy
  a "beautiful plaque" for someone's "outstanding accomplishments" in
  Artificial Insemination ?
  
  For that matter, how is it that the award wasn't given to our trusty
  set of VPs, as I hear that they're the biggest bunch of ... oh ...
  *that* AI ?  
  

    
    Re: .7
    
    > I know a guy here who received his 5 year(?) service award.
    > His name is Jim and the certificate read "Jum".  They told
    > him that he would not be able to get a corrected one.
    
    Please, tell me that you're joking.  This didn't really happen?
    
    Steve
    
    

    In my experience, they will correct mis-spelled certificates for you,
    but they will not put your nickname on it, unless this is how Digital
    Central Records has you listed.  
    
    You might want to tell your friend Jim/Jum to see his PSA, and they can
    do the correct paperwork for him and help him get a new certificate.
    
    HTH, 
    
    Tara

Or he could change his name to Jum.

RE:                     <<< Note 1854.10 by SQM::MACDONALD >>>

    
   > Re: .7
    
   > > I know a guy here who received his 5 year(?) service award.
   > > His name is Jim and the certificate read "Jum".  They told
   > > him that he would not be able to get a corrected one.
    
   > Please, tell me that you're joking.  This didn't really happen?
    
    

   Well, I don't usually write in hear, but seeing Marv's note, and Steve's
   caused me to jump in...

   Yes it did really happen (the plaque is staring me in the face as I type)
   though the story is a bit different.  The award was for the group I 
   manage which received the organization's Outstanding Achievement and 
   Contribution Award for Q1.  By the time I got the plaque (with Jum as my
   first name) the manager who had nominated my group was on his way to 
   another job, and all the questions I asked about getting it fixed were 
   greeted with "I don't knows" and "Maybe purchasing can help" that I 
   decided to drop it.  More important to me that the people who work in 
   the group got *their* names spelled correctly.

   I look at it rather humorously now.




   Jum     
    

...and I usually don't spell "here" as "hear"



 Must be contagious

    re .0
    
    That'll teach you to have a common surname. I never have this sort of
    problem...
    
    q
    

    Not to disturb a rather entertaining rathole, but I contacted the
    fictitious John Arnold via internet (thanks Edd) and his plaque is now
    enroute to him.  Happy endings really do exist...sometimes...
    
    Jon

    
    Re .14
    
    	Possibly our publicity is more effective than we think?
    
    					Bill

    
    Re: .13
    
    Thanks for the reply.  I'm really disappointed to hear that something
    like this really happened.  The mispelling itself pales next to the
    attitude that your wish to have your name spelled correctly isn't
    important enough to honor.  I hope our customers don't have
    experiences like this.
    
    Steve
    

 Re -1

  I should also add that the individual who nominated my group was the most 
  supportive I have experienced since being in the group I'm in.  The group
  received more recognition, support (technologically and other) than it ever
  had..which is one of the reasons I don't take the misspelling all that 
  seriously.




 Jum

Jum:

I see you took my advice.

RE:  <<< Note 1854.20 by NOTIME::SACKS "Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085" >>>

>Jum:

>I see you took my advice.



 Well, on the day I got the plaque folks started calling me that, so it sort
of stuck I guess.  And I'm sure it will be easier to change my birth certificate
and other related documents to my new name, than to get the plaque changed to
my real name :^)



Jum

    Well I got a survey about some software that I was supposed to have
    been using. Alas there is more that one Anderson working for the
    corporation. The one in question works in the USA, not Europe and has
    an initial of G not J. Still you can't have everything.

    Jamie.

    re: 0 "who I understand recently got TFSO'd or something"
    
    John Arnold left DEC of his own volition to work for another 
    computer company.  He was definitely not "TFSOd or something."
    I know he appreciates your efforts in locating him so he can
    receive his plaque.  I'm certain he'd also appreciate this
    clarification of the circumstances under which he left.
    
    E.

    re .23
    
    Sorry, no offense was intended by the comment "TFSO'd or something",
    hopefully no offense was taken.  Although I never met him, spoke to him
    on the phone but once, and don't even know what projects he was working
    on, I certainly wish him the best of luck in his new endeavors. 
    There's a lot of this TFSO disease going around these days, but I guess
    it goes to show that one shouldn't make false assumptions.
    
    Humbly,
    Jon

Ahhh Gi'day...�

	 There should be NO negative connotations to being "TFSO'd"

    In SOME  places, performance is NOT an issue in being fired (it's not a
    layoff), in fact all the younger and more technical are being fired.

    In SOME  places,  the  firings  are for whole departments, most of whom
    work hard but are being thrown out in a manic desire to shed "non-core"
    business.

    
    -.1
    
    	HEAR, HEAR, to that response.  No rathole intended but it's a 
    	REAL shame when the many good people who have been TFSO'd for
    	other than performance issues are made to feel or feel ashamed.
    
    	I know of someone who's entire group ceased to speak with him
    	after he was told to find another job or he would be TFSO'd.
    	In speaking to some of the group members I found out they were
    	embarressed and just glad it was him, not them.  Whatever, it
    	reinforced the feeling of self-responbility and shame.
    
    	Again...sorry for the rathole.