Yep, I have.
Just yesterday I spent several happy hours,,,
Shooting with a former "Boss" at their farm/range.
At 46 years old I went back to university,,,
Todd was the manager of the student computer lab,,,
And even though I barely knew how to turn a computer on,,,
He hired me as a student worker because of my past retail/customer service background.
That started a working relationship that lasted for over a decade,,,
2 1/2 years as a student worker and 3 years as a graduate assistant,,,
Then 6 more years as a full-time staff person running the on-line learning platform.
I was Robin to his Batman,,,
Or Tonto to his Lone Ranger,,,
Depending on your generational memories.
He eventually left the university to be a Catholic High School Principal,,,
We collaborated on many project, locked horns on many of them,,,
But always managed to get the job done effectively.
I had decent bosses after that,,,
But never had quite the working relationship we enjoyed.
He's had great success in his career after the job move,,,
Just a few months ago he finished his Doctorate in Education.
I retired from OSU three years ago,,,
I attribute a lot of my achievement to him,,,
He gave an angry 46 year old man a chance to succeed.
I will never forget that.
Aarond
.
Just yesterday I spent several happy hours,,,
Shooting with a former "Boss" at their farm/range.
At 46 years old I went back to university,,,
Todd was the manager of the student computer lab,,,
And even though I barely knew how to turn a computer on,,,
He hired me as a student worker because of my past retail/customer service background.
That started a working relationship that lasted for over a decade,,,
2 1/2 years as a student worker and 3 years as a graduate assistant,,,
Then 6 more years as a full-time staff person running the on-line learning platform.
I was Robin to his Batman,,,
Or Tonto to his Lone Ranger,,,
Depending on your generational memories.
He eventually left the university to be a Catholic High School Principal,,,
We collaborated on many project, locked horns on many of them,,,
But always managed to get the job done effectively.
I had decent bosses after that,,,
But never had quite the working relationship we enjoyed.
He's had great success in his career after the job move,,,
Just a few months ago he finished his Doctorate in Education.
I retired from OSU three years ago,,,
I attribute a lot of my achievement to him,,,
He gave an angry 46 year old man a chance to succeed.
I will never forget that.
Aarond
.