Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 30 Oct 2005 12:22:30a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>> Did you retire, Jill? If you did, I must have missed that. Hey,
>>> you're too young to retire!
>>>
>> Let's just say I was retired... as have been many of the 'old timers'
>> with my former employer. I'll be going back to work in 2006 but have
>> been enjoying a nice hiatus and doing a lot of travelling since
>> 2004. I think I'd like to work at Penzey's
>>
> Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, Jill, I didn't know. Wow, since 2004?
> Where have I been?

I don't broadcast it. Actually I'm enjoying a life of leisure
Thankfully I was able to sock money away in savings in order to do so.

It's no consolation, but that has happened at so
> many corporate offices. At least you've been able to enjoy the time
> away from a work environment.
>
They just got rid of another long-term employee last week... it's a shame
but they are doing it and hiring folks they can pay next to nothing. (sigh)

> Soon after we moved to AZ in 2000, I got a nice position at AMEX in
> one of their IT departments. Six months to the day later, they
> announced that our entire division was being armed out to IBM who
> was, in turn, moving all functions to India. Basically, our options
> were moving to India or to the unemployment line. I chose the
> latter. I didn't work for two years.
>
Ah yes, funny how when I get a marketing phone call the people all have
Indian accents. Hallow, am I speaking to Jirr? <G>

No, this is Jill LOL