About a month ago, a guy who I used to work with at AOL passed away. I went to his funeral and saw about 10 others that I used to work with. Afterwards, we went to the Circle Inn in Sunset to toast his memory. While we were there we said that we all spent a good chunk of our lives (almost 10 yrs for me!) with each other and since we have been laid off, its weird not seeing each other… except for those I brought to M* with me!
That being said, Shani decided to plan a monthly get together at the Circle Inn so those who wanted to get together can.. It has some great pizza and is a much nicer environment now that Utah bars are smoke-free. There were some people there that I had no idea who they were… but feel I made some new friends over beer and dinner.
I think the majority of the people that went to this “reunion” were old time 3rd party people. When I started in January of 1997, I was in US Mail. Then I was a Saves rep, then a CAT rep then was promoted to a CAT coach, then a Saves coach, then on to HR to be a Staffing Specialist, then ended my time as an FPS coach... so I ended my time there with the people who opened 3p.
Since an “AOL Ogden” group has been formed on Facebook, people have been coming out of the woodwork. Names I haven’t heard and people I haven’t thought about for years have been contacting me. It’s been pretty cool. I like the pictures that I have seen… it’s brought back a lot of memories. A lot happened in my life while I was there… I got married, I had 2 kids, I had some big health issues, I got divorced...
For me, being at AOL was a good time. It had its ups and downs as any job does… but I enjoyed my time there, I learned alot, made some good money, got a new wardrobe, met some of my best friends-the people I met during my tenure working there made it worth it. … had I not gotten laid off (and it was still around), I would probably still be there.
I am glad that Shani is planning these get-togethers and Marcus set up the group so we can still stay in touch with folks. Thanks ya’ll!
4 comments:
hey girl!! yes i had been there 4 in half years before getting laid off in 04' or was it 03' ? anyway, yeah i saw your pics. i remembered some but i didnt see tyler there. i love that guy. hes a great guy. you looked beautiful as ever in the circle inn pics ive seen on FB. i swear i see ED, cant remember his last name right now, in the malls sometimes hehee i liked ed also, chris, the slot canyon guy, he was great too.
Tyler wasnt there- I talked to him though, he didnt lose his money playing poker in time. Good for him, bad for us I guess. LOL
Ed Hachtel or Ed Vielstich?
I know what Chris you mean... I saw him at some of the Raptors games. He had moved away but came back in the spring, I think.
Hey Lisa...who was the person from AOL that passed away? It is great seeing all the people from AOL on FB. Do you still talk to Heidi or Merry?
Larry Staats is who passed away.
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