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Gift vs. Memento
2 years ago
Wow, and here I thought I'd already posted something here. Ah well. I guess I haven't had much to say.
Recently, something happened IRL that really moved me. I'm not overly sentimental (contrary to popular belief), but this really hit...in a good way.
In 2021, after a year of unemployment thanks to the UNSPECIFIED VIRUS OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, I landed a job with a cybersecurity company. It's a work-from-home gig, and they supplied all the necessary hardware for me...even pay a part of my Internet bill (business expense). I've been at it for a couple of years now and it' s been a fun time.
Well, my boss, who leads a team of six (including me) asked me for my mailing address recently. I gave it to him but was a little confused. Why would he need it? Well, a few days later I got my answer: He sent me, of all things, a knife...a hunting knife to be exact. However, it wasn't the fact that it was a knife that hit me in the sentiment, but how it was made...
Damascus Steel...
He had a meeting with all of us to explain: Damascus steel is made by taking pieces of metal that are already strong, and forging them into something even stronger. That's how he views our little team...we all came from different backgrounds, each with our own strengths, and together we became something better...something stronger.
Now, you might be thinking it's a little much for a corporate team to be thought of that way, but here's a few things we've accomplished in the past 2 and some years:
-Piloted a new scheduling process to streamline project progression
-Proved out a new scheduling software to better schedule meetings for our technicians.
-Our team has the top two highest numbers of closed projects in a fiscal quarter....world-wide (I'm one of those two, and we've been that way for over a year now)
-Leader in positive post-project customer feedback
-Recognized by upper management as the team that 'gets shit done'
My boss is also ex-military, and collects knives, so he knows what he's talking about. I'm not sure of FA's policy on photos of weapons, so I'm hesitant to post a pic of it. Needless to say though, upon hearing his explanation, it really touched me that he thinks that highly of us.
Coffee cups and dinner vouchers come and go, but something like this? Now I have something with a story behind it.
Recently, something happened IRL that really moved me. I'm not overly sentimental (contrary to popular belief), but this really hit...in a good way.
In 2021, after a year of unemployment thanks to the UNSPECIFIED VIRUS OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, I landed a job with a cybersecurity company. It's a work-from-home gig, and they supplied all the necessary hardware for me...even pay a part of my Internet bill (business expense). I've been at it for a couple of years now and it' s been a fun time.
Well, my boss, who leads a team of six (including me) asked me for my mailing address recently. I gave it to him but was a little confused. Why would he need it? Well, a few days later I got my answer: He sent me, of all things, a knife...a hunting knife to be exact. However, it wasn't the fact that it was a knife that hit me in the sentiment, but how it was made...
Damascus Steel...
He had a meeting with all of us to explain: Damascus steel is made by taking pieces of metal that are already strong, and forging them into something even stronger. That's how he views our little team...we all came from different backgrounds, each with our own strengths, and together we became something better...something stronger.
Now, you might be thinking it's a little much for a corporate team to be thought of that way, but here's a few things we've accomplished in the past 2 and some years:
-Piloted a new scheduling process to streamline project progression
-Proved out a new scheduling software to better schedule meetings for our technicians.
-Our team has the top two highest numbers of closed projects in a fiscal quarter....world-wide (I'm one of those two, and we've been that way for over a year now)
-Leader in positive post-project customer feedback
-Recognized by upper management as the team that 'gets shit done'
My boss is also ex-military, and collects knives, so he knows what he's talking about. I'm not sure of FA's policy on photos of weapons, so I'm hesitant to post a pic of it. Needless to say though, upon hearing his explanation, it really touched me that he thinks that highly of us.
Coffee cups and dinner vouchers come and go, but something like this? Now I have something with a story behind it.
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