Hard to Say Goodbye
As I write this blog entry on my final flight home from a business trip, I looked back at the achievements that I had accomplished and the life experiences that I had gone through just in the last four months at Boeing. Sure, I may have sarcastically joked at how I hated traveling to Seattle, but truth be told, Boeing has been one of my favorite clients in a long time.
I flew in for just a day and half because not only did I have to return my Boeing issued property such as the laptop assigned to me, but I also had to run a meeting to transfer my knowledge on an otherwise huge side project that I had been tasked to do. They thought I would see through that side project till final implementation, but unfortunately (for Boeing), a better opportunity presented itself to me.
First of all, I hit the ground running at Boeing when I first arrived in September of 2007. Within a matter of weeks, I impressed the client so much that director's manager gave me one of the highest performance awards Boeing has, the Boeing Pride Award. Better still, I was not even a Boeing employee!
In the relatively short four months I was in Seattle, I was able to hang out with my college buddy Elle and her boyfriend almost once a week. I met and dated Traci briefly, and made a new friend Danielle. To add to my ego boost, I did so well at Boeing that they did not hesitate to sign an extension contract with IBM that would have kept me at Boeing through the next three quarters! I was really looking forward to that, because it meant more skiing opportunities at Whistler for me, and plenty of time to hang out with my friends Elle and Changren.
Of course, as we all know, I recently accepted a new job that will keep me afoot in Chicago. And during the conclusion of the meeting I ran today, I had such great feedback from my clients. All the hard work and sweat paid off. All those kind words were so positive that I wanted to cry. There was no doubt in my mind that had the new opportunity not arise, my stint at Boeing would have elevated my career. (Read promotion.)
As I turned over the Boeing property and spoke with the client director for the last time, I was at a loss for words other than simple thank you's. I have never been too good with saying goodbyes, especially after forming a special relationship with a client. I'm so going to miss Boeing.
Of course, once I receive my new iPod Shuffle in the mail, I will have a kind reminder of Boeing every time I use it. Because one of my wrap-ups was to redeem the points I received as a result of the Boeing Pride Award, and in doing so, I was shocked to realize how much 100 points were worth! About $100!!! If I had known it was worth that much, I would have redeemed it a long time ago! I thought 100 points were only worth a pen and pencil set, or some golf tees, or whatnot.
Thanks, Boeing, for the opportunities and memories!!!
I flew in for just a day and half because not only did I have to return my Boeing issued property such as the laptop assigned to me, but I also had to run a meeting to transfer my knowledge on an otherwise huge side project that I had been tasked to do. They thought I would see through that side project till final implementation, but unfortunately (for Boeing), a better opportunity presented itself to me.
First of all, I hit the ground running at Boeing when I first arrived in September of 2007. Within a matter of weeks, I impressed the client so much that director's manager gave me one of the highest performance awards Boeing has, the Boeing Pride Award. Better still, I was not even a Boeing employee!
In the relatively short four months I was in Seattle, I was able to hang out with my college buddy Elle and her boyfriend almost once a week. I met and dated Traci briefly, and made a new friend Danielle. To add to my ego boost, I did so well at Boeing that they did not hesitate to sign an extension contract with IBM that would have kept me at Boeing through the next three quarters! I was really looking forward to that, because it meant more skiing opportunities at Whistler for me, and plenty of time to hang out with my friends Elle and Changren.
Of course, as we all know, I recently accepted a new job that will keep me afoot in Chicago. And during the conclusion of the meeting I ran today, I had such great feedback from my clients. All the hard work and sweat paid off. All those kind words were so positive that I wanted to cry. There was no doubt in my mind that had the new opportunity not arise, my stint at Boeing would have elevated my career. (Read promotion.)
As I turned over the Boeing property and spoke with the client director for the last time, I was at a loss for words other than simple thank you's. I have never been too good with saying goodbyes, especially after forming a special relationship with a client. I'm so going to miss Boeing.
Of course, once I receive my new iPod Shuffle in the mail, I will have a kind reminder of Boeing every time I use it. Because one of my wrap-ups was to redeem the points I received as a result of the Boeing Pride Award, and in doing so, I was shocked to realize how much 100 points were worth! About $100!!! If I had known it was worth that much, I would have redeemed it a long time ago! I thought 100 points were only worth a pen and pencil set, or some golf tees, or whatnot.
Thanks, Boeing, for the opportunities and memories!!!
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