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Tuesday Mar 22, 2011
Episode 65: The Retirement Book
Tuesday Mar 22, 2011
Tuesday Mar 22, 2011
This evening I finished a case-bound 128-page lined notebook with photos of the city and friends for a co-worker who is retiring as of tomorrow. There are eight signatures of four sheets each. The book is A5 (small - 8.3 x 5.8 in) in size so it will fit easily into a coat pocket. It has Japanese wave-y paper for the cover, black paper for the spine, and photos of a retirement party as endpapers. There is also a moleskine-esque strap to keep it closed.
What I learned from this book is Think! The strap could have been placed more correctly had I given it more thought. Also, when you print out about 128 pages of lined paper - buy ink. The lines sort of fade off toward the end of the book. However! It's the thought that counts, isn't it?
I shall present this book to my co-worker as a work of love for all the support, assistance, and knowledge she has foisted upon me (and others) over the years. She will be sorely missed. It is interesting to note that her selflessness has earned her high praise from co-workers but paranoia from management, who feared that she, by helping others and being a leader, wanted their jobs. Is this true of all managers or only merely incompetent ones?
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