I was at work today and I walked by Jim's office. He has a hand-written calendar on a white board outside his office, it' a countdown of how many months he has until he hits being on the job for thirty years. You see, thirty years is the magical year; it's when you have enough time on the job that you can retire and collect 60% of your salary for the rest of your life. While I was standing there, I had a realization - as of today, I have worked at my job for 29 years! Now, to me, that is rather amazing. There is only two things I have done longer than that - be Crystal's mom and be a daughter and a sister.
I started in 1982!! Now, let's think about what was happening 29 years ago. Tootsie was the #1 movie that week. The #1 song that week was Centerfold by The J. Geils Band. Ronald Reagan was president. Scott Matheson, a personal hero of mine, was governor for the great state of Utah. On that day, the Russian spacecraft Venera 14 landed on the planet Venus, the New York Times raised the price of their newspaper from a quarter to thirty cents.
When I started, I started in the Records Unit. Crystal was seven and a half months old. We were in the Metropolitan Hall of Justice at 450 South 300 East. I entered reports, I made copies, I typed evidence sheets, I filed reports. I worked there for three years. I then transferred to the Dispatch Unit. I started out as a calltaker (back then, there were calltakers and there were dispatchers). Then trained to dispatch - they were evolving the job into one job where you did both. I chose to move over quickly to train. I wanted to learn as much as I could. With some ups and downs, I finally made the move to supervisor in 1996.
Like I said, I have had up and I have had downs. Besides Crystal, I have had two other kids while working there. I've had three husbands. I've gained weight, I've lost weight, I've gained weight, I'm working on losing weight. I've learned a lot. I've made a lot of friends from some very special people. I love the people. I love the job.
NOTE TO TED: I LOVE YOU, I LOVE BEING MARRIED TO A GEEK, I LOVE THAT YOU ARE A GEEK. I THINK YOU'RE AWESOME!
I started in 1982!! Now, let's think about what was happening 29 years ago. Tootsie was the #1 movie that week. The #1 song that week was Centerfold by The J. Geils Band. Ronald Reagan was president. Scott Matheson, a personal hero of mine, was governor for the great state of Utah. On that day, the Russian spacecraft Venera 14 landed on the planet Venus, the New York Times raised the price of their newspaper from a quarter to thirty cents.
When I started, I started in the Records Unit. Crystal was seven and a half months old. We were in the Metropolitan Hall of Justice at 450 South 300 East. I entered reports, I made copies, I typed evidence sheets, I filed reports. I worked there for three years. I then transferred to the Dispatch Unit. I started out as a calltaker (back then, there were calltakers and there were dispatchers). Then trained to dispatch - they were evolving the job into one job where you did both. I chose to move over quickly to train. I wanted to learn as much as I could. With some ups and downs, I finally made the move to supervisor in 1996.
Like I said, I have had up and I have had downs. Besides Crystal, I have had two other kids while working there. I've had three husbands. I've gained weight, I've lost weight, I've gained weight, I'm working on losing weight. I've learned a lot. I've made a lot of friends from some very special people. I love the people. I love the job.
NOTE TO TED: I LOVE YOU, I LOVE BEING MARRIED TO A GEEK, I LOVE THAT YOU ARE A GEEK. I THINK YOU'RE AWESOME!
Wow! 29 yrs.Congrats to you. And to think, I just turned 30 yrs old last month! lol.
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