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My supervisor of nearly two years is retiring from the workforce. Effective at close of business +1 minute tonight, he is not required to be on the premises at any given time. I hope to see him at future cookouts and holiday parties, and maybe on the road somewhere while we’re out camping in our RV, but the building will never be the same without him.

He worked for the company for seven years. During his time, he put in plenty of hard work and demonstrated his dedication to the company. While he served as my supervisor, he demonstrated leadership skills, taught us the meaning of team cohesiveness, and never stopped pushing us to reach our full potential. He was everything encouraging. I will miss his stories, his laughter, his dry humor, his old jokes and his funny jokes. He’s a good man. He will be missed deeply. In his honor, my teammates and I pitched in to throw him an awesome party.

Hit the jump for pictures from his party.

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Generally, management says participating in the social atmosphere at a call center can impede productivity–at least when it comes to the opposite sex, but removing all the chairs at Canon Electronics and sending woot!-like klaxons with screaming monkeys and terrifying sounds after you if you don’t walk fast enough through the halls is supposed to increase productivity and develop employee relationships.

Here’s my next idea: install olympic rings and/or stunt cables and travel via aerial ballet through the halls to rush to places faster. Just don’t do it on a full bladder or on your way back from the coffee machine. Could be hazardous to your health.

There’s always tube technology.

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