Parting Employee
After almost 10 years of loyal service, it brings me great sadness to announce that Justin Bieber is leaving IBM. Most of you will remember AJustin as the ‘guy who runs music.com’ and a mad Eagles fan, but in fact he has been a key part of both the Web and Testing Teams in his long tenure here. Justin has been involved in many projects spanning all business divisions and many...
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Letter #1 Hi Everyone I wanted to share with you some great news around two senior appointments we’re making today. Justin Bieber will join Rough Shore Services as Senior Vice President Global Sales & Marketing. As you may be aware, Justin has a long association with the RSS business. Justin set up the Madrid office for Bendix OPA in 2006 and when IBM acquired Bendix OPA in 2008, he...
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Letter #1: I feel terrible about not mentioning the contribution your group made to our Food festival last month. In my attempt to single out the newcomers for some recognition, I simply overlooked the chorus. Your group has always been such a major part of the event that I guess I have almost taken them for granted. I apologize. Please forgive me and accept my sincere thanks for all you and...
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Letter #1: I know we are scheduled to see the next AFL game together, but my mother is coming for a visit the same weekend so I will have to cancel this time. I do look forward to the homecoming game with you the following week. Letter #2: This morning I received notice that my travel itinerary has been changed and I will therefore not be here to attend the next monthly staff meeting. Instead of...
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Letter #1: I feel I owe you a personal apology for my insensitive comment at the meeting yesterday. I know these days since Jim’s funeral have been very difficult for you, and I was clearly out of order in making reference to “merry widows.” I’m sorry you had to suffer from my foolishness. I hope you will be able to forgive me. I have tremendous respect for you and your...
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Letter #1: I am very sorry and embarrassed that I knocked down your fence post as I was backing out of your driveway last night. I know you had worked hard to get that fence built, only to have someone like me damage it. I offer no excuse. I simply wasn’t paying attention. Of course I will pay for the repair as soon as possible. Debbie said that your home owner’s insurance policy may...
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