Conference 7.286::digital

    
    I have been a silent reader also....I found out yesterday that I will 
    be  getting the TFSO package..Friday the 25th will be my last day as
    a Dec-Employee...I'll miss notes.
    
               
                     Good Bye Everyone.
                                     
    Rosie..

Oh for goodness sake, it's bad enough having people post their final farewells
in here at all, but I wish they'd at least keep them all in the same topic.

Craig

    re: -1
    
    >Oh for goodness sake, it's bad enough having people post their
    >final farewell in here at all, but I wish they'd at least keep them all 
    >in the same topic.
    
    Lemme get this straight, you have a problem with people saying
    "goodbye" in a notes conference?  Why?
    
    Steve

    Sensitive, aintcha....

    
    Craig, Get a life.
    
    Steve
    

    Re: Sensitive, aintcha....
    
    me? yes, the person in .2, I doubt it!
    
    8^)

    re: -1
    
    "I was not aware of that; were *you* aware of that?"
    
    Wayne

    my reply (.7) was to another ".7" that just mysteriously disappeared
    as i was replying......sheesh!
    
    

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>    >Oh for goodness sake, it's bad enough having people post their
>    >final farewell in here at all, but I wish they'd at least keep them all 
>    >in the same topic.
    
>    Lemme get this straight, you have a problem with people saying
>    "goodbye" in a notes conference?  Why?

Not "a notes conference" , it's "this notes conference". I didn't say "in
notes", I said "in here". Can't they get their own notes conference?

Why? Because I find it rather boring and depressing. In any case, isn't
a notice of "goodbye" a general announcement? 

Think about the answer to that before you press <return>



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CVG::THOMPSON "My friends call me Alfred ."          12 lines  11-SEP-1989 13:23
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	In general, this conference is not the place to announce
	courses, seminars or other general announcements. Please
	do not use this conference to make announcements. Pointing
	someone to a course or the like in response to a question
	in a topic which is otherwise related to the way Digital
	works is acceptable.

	If you have an announcement which you believe does fit the
	charter of the conference please contact one or all of the
	moderators prior to posting it.

    
    Today is my last day at Digital. If anyone wishes to contact
    me, my internet address is [email protected]. My home telephone
    number is 603.878.3710.
    
    Good luck!
    
    Marshall
    

    October 9, 1992 
    Friday

    After almost ten years, Friday October 16, 1992 will be my last day at
    Digital; my leaving is voluntary.  In looking back, working here
    positively contributed to my personal and professional growth.  In each
    experience I learned something valuable, though you might have had
    trouble convincing me of the benefits at the time. 
    
    The most important thing here for me has been our wonderful system of
    "Digital contacts".  (That includes almost everybody in the company,
    doesn't it?)   You know those people: they are the ones, located half
    way, more or less, across the length of the net.  They know how to
    order something, answer an unanswerable question, direct you to a group
    that is hiring, squabble with, question, nurture, and guide you, and,
    most importantly, make the extra effort to do something that was not
    required that made working here unique.  (I would have used the word
    special, but did not want "Saturday Night Live's" "Church Lady" to bop
    me.)

    Anyway, it has been fun.  
    Good bye and good luck.
    Thank you.

    Charles McKinley Norton
    PATHWORKS For Windows
    SME Departmental Systems And Software
    LJO2/H4
    226-2597
   
    Also:
    VAX 6400 Console Development
    Baseway Engineering
    MicroPower/Pascal Documentation
    PRO 350 Documentation

    [ I just receive a call from Sue Andrews in Corporate Personnel saying
      my request for an extension was denied. 6-Nov-92]
    
    Permission is hereby granted to forward this to anyone either inside
    or outside of Digital or to post it in any conference.
    
    Ed Fortmiller
    


22 October 1992


Dear Mr. Palmer,

This evening I was expecting to celebrate my 25-year Anniversary with
Digital Equipment Corporation.  However, hours before the event I was
told by my supervisor that on November 2, 1992 I'll be formally
notified that my employment at Digital is being terminated and that I
will be TFSO'd unless I can quickly locate another position.  With a
lot of reqs now frozen this task will be extremely difficult.

I am a Principal Software Engineer.  About 3-1/2 years ago I developed
a repetitive stress injury in both arms from overuse of the keyboard.
The injury progressed to the point where the muscle was deteriorating
and my Neurologist restricted my use of the computer keyboard.
Digital then generously purchased a DragonDicate voice-input system at
a cost of $13,577 in order to allow me to continue to work.  My arms
and fingers have improved, but I'm still in pain and the threat of
risky nerve surgery hangs over my head.

With this complication, I will not be employable as a software
engineer outside of Digital.  Given the current economic climate and
job market, no prospective employer is likely to purchase a
voice-input system in order to hire me when other qualified applicants
do not require such expensive hardware in order to do the job.

During these past 25 years I have tried to give my best to Digital.
At times this has meant working long hours, nights, Sundays, holidays
and delaying vacations.  This has meant working for the last 3-1/2
years with pain in one, and sometimes both of my arms and fingers.  In
addition this injury has caused a hardship on my family.  Now the
thanks that I get for doing all this is being told that I'm no longer
needed.  Does Digital have any compassion for an injured employee?

It is my wish to continue to be a dedicated, loyal Digital employee.
I'm writing in the hope that due to the occupation induced nature of
my medical condition, some additional consideration will be
forthcoming.  An immediate cancellation of the November 2 deadline is
requested so that I can continue to search for a new position within
Digital.

Due to these unusual circumstances, I'm sure you'll understand my
requesting a reply before my last day on November 2, 1992.

Sincerely,


Ed Fortmiller
Badge: 3647, CC: 3KE, DTN: 293-5076, MS: BXB2-2/E6, Email: DANGER::Fortmiller

CC: Jack Smith		(MTS$::"MLO::Jack Smith")
    John Sims		(MTS$::"MLO::John Sims")
    John Murphy		(ICS::MurphyJ)
    Dave Landry		(ICS::Landry_D)
    Bill Demmer		(MSBCS::Demmer)
    Pauline Nist	(LANDO::Nist)
    Louise Rak		(MSBCS::Rak)
    Sue Baust		(DANGER::Baust)

	"Do the Right Thing" was retired from Digital Equipment Corporation 
	today. One of the earliest employees, it had served the company 
	faithfully for many years. For the past several years, it had been 
	on a long-term leave of absence.

	Many credit "Do the Right Thing" for much of DEC's success during
	the 60's, 70's and early 80's. Always flexible, "Do the Right Thing"
	managed to adapt to whatever situation it was presented with. 
	Longtime employees familiar with "Do the Right Thing" lamented that
	it would no longer be a part of the company culture, although many 
	noted that they would soon be joining it in retirement.

	"Do the Right Thing" has been replaced at Digital by "Cover Your Ass",
	which has been with the company and involved with many corporate 
	projects since the late 1980's. 

    My Email address will now be:
    
    DECWRL::"[email protected]"
    

    Ed,
    
    	I have much sympathy. You're not alone in your sadness, as Tom
    aptly illustrated.
    
    	Please don't get too depressed. DIGITAL is and was only an
    employer. You, your family and friends are MUCH more important.
    
    Good luck - but spare some for us, too.
    
    Thanks
    
    Andy

    
    Is this the first task for the VP of Ethics?