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My Almost-daily Journal |
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| About I love trying out new things, especially when it comes to internet technology. I never really kept a journal, but it's something that I've always wanted to do. Now, everybody will get a chance to look inside my twisted, and somewhat-warped mind.
I've also subscribed to Audio Blog, so a few times a week, I'll leave actual voice blogs. Very cool!XML Newsfeed Previous Posts
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Monday, May 12, 2003
The Decoma Move... All Good Things Always Come to an End I remember a few years ago when I had to move from Decoma Exterior Systems Engineering (ESE) to the Decoma Development Center (DDC). I was terrified. Decoma ESE is the headquarters of Decoma North America. It's considered one of the wonders of the engineering world. I was so worried... "What would happen to me...?", "Will I be forgotten...?", "I'm going from Engineering to Shop Management... what the heck am I doing...?". After a few months at DDC, my worries disappeared. It was an AWESOME place to work, mainly because of the people. The atmosphere at DDC (now SVE DC) is nothing less of a "family" atmosphere. It's houses a close-knit group of fabricators that function more like a finely-tuned ant colony, where everybody knows exactly what to do. There are no "politics" at the Development Center. There are no gripes. HR issues are non-existent. In the summer, it's not uncommon to have one or two BBQ's, sporting everything from steaks to chicken. Just recently, we started celebrating birthdays every month, with authentic home-cooked Mexican Cuisine by our resident mother, Maria. Let's not forget about full shop access. This, I'm going to miss. I had full access to lifts, tools, presses, machine shop, as well as a full-blown paint facility. On top of that, I also had the expertise of several fabricators that were all more than willing to extend a helping hand. I also set up the internal network (not the easiest thing to do with Qwest's rinky-dink Cisco Routers), as well as the Nokia VPN Switch, so I was considered the IT King of the facility. I ran the show over here. At ESE, I'll be just a measly user. Oh the fun of managing the entire SEMA Vehicle build... damn, I'm going to miss that! Imagine calling up Warn, ARB, Skyjacker, Sparco, AEM, NOS, Holley, BFGoodrich, or any other automotive aftermarket supplier and getting free shit! One call, and I could have a $1500 winch shipped priority overnight... or get a set of BFGoodrich Mud Terrains... all for free. Bummer. I'll be losing a NICE front office! Big BUMMER. I could look out my window and watch the grass grow, or watch the local city geese migrate from Taylor to Troy. I could also watch our local resident rabbit hop between our building and the building across the street. Bummer. It'll be a sad move for me, since I'll be losing touch with my close-knit family of the Development Center. But, on a positive side, I will be getting my own office. I'm really going to miss the Development Center. I'm bummed. posted by Dino at 12:27 PM (permanent link) |