10 years at the company and yesterday I got a watch

[JeremyD]

and a thank you.... and a dinner - It was nice.

[URY914]

You goin' fishin' now?

[TerryBPP]

Be thankful you have a job in this market. A watch beats the ***** out of a pink slip.

[JeremyD]

Went to Berns steak house - it was great.

[carnutzzz]

I just finished 10 years here. Got a plaque for my office (chintzy cardboard- nothing fancy), and picked some nice Cobra 2-way radios from the catalog.

Nice for road trips with multiple cars.

I picked the rod/reel combo for year 5 which I still use. Very nice bass pole that works surprisingly well.

[gr8fl4porsche]

Congrats - it is getting rare these days that employees stick around.

I have been here 20 years and my wife has been with her company for 17 yrs.

[JeremyD]

After dinner a shot of Louis XIII -

[gassy]

Let's see the watch!

[TerryBPP]

Originally Posted by JeremyD

Went to Berns steak house - it was great.

OOOooo, chateau briand. I make it a bi monthly trip. Plus I like the whore house atmosphere.

[slodave]

Be glad it was not a pink slip!

[legion]

My 8-year anniversary was two months ago. I am the least-tenured member of my team.

[JeremyD]

Yes, I am grateful it wasn't a pinkslip. And yes, love the whole baroque whore house feel.

[mikeferg75]

Congrats!

10 Years for me this November, and I'm 33 First job straight out of college and still here, gotta be rare nowadays...

Hope I get a watch, I need one.

Ferg

[JeremyD]

Originally Posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts

Umm, it sounds like he was truly being appreciative, not sarcastic.

-Wayne

Very much so - I am a little blown away to tell you the truth. Our dinner started at 7:30 and we shut the place down at 1:30 I am a little tired this afternoon.

[slodave]

Ahh, your enthusiasm was shadowed by all of the festivities last night. It did sound like you were not totally into it. Congratulations.

[TerryBPP]

Originally Posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts

Umm, it sounds like he was truly being appreciative, not sarcastic.

-Wayne

Yep, the folly of the internet...misinterpretation. Comments delightfully retracted.

[Rick Lee]

What kind of watch? IWC? Patek Phillipe?

[JeremyD]

Rolex

[G60SuperCharger]

Wow, a real Rolex? What company do you work for and where do I send my application? I just fot my 10 years at my University and all I got was a tiny gold pin and a third week of vacation.

[Super_Dave_D]

I just celebrated my 25th at 41 years old. Same place since 16. My HR rep just walked in my office and handed me my certificate and a small book that I could order what ever I wanted. It was basically trinket stuff from luggage to clocks and junk. The incredibly unceremonious event didn’t bother me a bit – Looking at all the empty houses in my area – I’m happy to have a job.