[Today’s run: 3.2 miles]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back in my days at Iowa State, one of the graduate students who was in my social circle was from Minnesota. I believe he was in the computer engineering program. He attended our wedding (and I remember the present he gave us). I believe he got his PhD some time after we had moved away from Ames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oh, also, he and I were in the same compilers class. He helped me get a good grade on our team project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He went on from there to be an academic for awhile. Then he launched out on a career in agricultural robotics. Eventually he ended up at John Deere where he has become something of an expert on inventing and patenting. He holds a lot of patents. Eventually they made him a John Deere Fellow, with lots of fanfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today I learned that he has been laid off. Deere is going through one of their periodic contractions. I’ve been around for just under 5 years and this is the second contraction during my tenure which included engineering people. The previous event was an old-people buy out. And of course they have regular inhales and exhales on the factory floor environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I understand that they also laid off another John Deere Fellow in this event. I don’t know who that is or what his speciality happens to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t think I am on the line this time. My little work group has a lot to do. But who knows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve been laid off before. The last time it happened to me was the same week they made me Employee of the Week. Somewhere around here I have a little ribbon thing that they presented to me at an employee meeting. That was my third in a string of three forced exits, 20+ years ago. I’ve had things pretty stable since then.
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