That´s (Also) Why

I was high up.

Start work (OK in Wolfsburg :-(... time-consuming, dangerous drives) at 05:45 a.m., go home 2:00 p.m.
Customer works 09:00 a.m to 05:00 p.m.

"There´s a problem after 02:00 p.m.? I´ll take care tomorrow."

"OK".

"I want 6 weeks off every two years to go to Perth.
Services will be automised in advance. Where this is technically not possible, I give the complete code to T, I put it in this place, too, and here, this is for you and I wrote down how to do it, too."

"OK".

(First English book I bought when I was in London at age 13)

Our old boss:
"VW cancelled some projects. We have the choice.
a) I have to let people go.
b) We go down, we ALL go down with salary, everybody can stay and when we have new projects all goes back to normal, your choice."

90% choose b).

With my former boss that was a very, very great company.
We had ups and downs, like everyone. Untill he left (or had to leave) all was good.

He said he lost his creativity (yah, Excel got a bit boring, math, too? ;-)...).
I think, as many, there was a bigger problem. He was so thin "in the end", too.

After he left it went down. The procurist quit!!! Can you believe it (my first colleague, he was. He drove me to Ingo sometimes, he gave advice, we joked, laughed...).
When my T told me I could not believe it. Others quit, too. New boss takes people from India, they´re cheaper. Students, dual ones, cheaper.
Raise? No. "Not possible". Hmmm, that is some explanation.

At least I could walk to work!!!

Why do I care anyways, I´m out (but T is not and I think he senses it meant a lot to me).

We had fun events together and for the Christmas party (and sometimes for a fun event, too) partners were invited as well.

My old boss raised my wage by himself, cause I did not dare to ask. Over years. I never knew (yes I am bad with this stuff!).
New teamleader worked it out with me, like in school, so I asked for a raise, finally.
Boss: "You never check your paycheck, do you?!" OK, we had a big laugh afterwards, boss and me.

Once a customer wrote an e-mail to my boss, concerning myself.
What did my old boss do, tell me? Noooo.
He threw it on the wall for everyone to read at the next meeting. I nearly died (the customer was like "usually you write only bad things but she helped me big").
All eyes on me and he KNEW I hate that (reckon I got a bonus and never noticed!).

Yes. An ode to the company under my old boss.

I was high up.

And now I start deep, deep down. If I´m lucky.
Because I wanted that 16 year old promise: Working inhouse, not at Volkswagen as external anymore.
J and A and T said my old boss would´ve agreed, he would´ve made it possible that I can stay (see above, VW cancels and we all stick together!).
The new one just saw: "She brought in VW-money, now she does not. Fail, boom, terminated."

I KNOW, things could be worse.
But it hurts and is not fair.

And I have difficulties to take the next step to down there.

Now everything came to a halt anyways :-(

BUUUUT!!! "Corinna", as Valerie´s phone submitted via failed autocorrect for Corona... she is gone!
Either I had a nasty flu or a mini-Corinna, I am much better and resumed training.

And funny: No sore muscles and... I soooo enjoy it!

I am so thankful for health, especially in these times! Let´s "dance"! I can again! Hope you can, too!