My old facebook “bio” was “Vagabond masquerading as a fintech pro”. So it was time to change it.

Back in my early days of my fintech industry employment, my then boss (the LSCHP) found my twitter account, which had the same “bio” as my facebook profile. Remember when we (some of us at least) used to actually USE Twitter? I was on vacation when he tweeted me. Like really? I panicked for a split-second. What do you do when you’re sitting on the moomindeck and your boss TWEETS at you? Is he firing you? By Twitter? Nope, although we certainly know someone who does that now. He was just letting me know about an upcoming team function at a science museum in Detroit. Of course I replied to him. It was all pretty funny because when I got back, my then Cube Nayber told me our boss was ADAMANT that he TWEET the invitation to me which was hilarious to both of us. And my boss loved my Twitter “bio” and wished he had thought of it for himself.

The post title is my new “bio”, or half of it at least. I’m not quiiiiite ready to give up the cool thing I did for a living for 18 years. I’m not gonna just sit around and do little old lady things (whatever those are) although I’m not sure what I AM gonna do next. (Don’t ask. I know. I said that already.) For the moment I am gonna enjoy Turkey Day week, which will likely mean umpteen bazillion trips to the grokkery store. But I have friends (and a relative) there.

I wonder how many people actually know what “pragmatic” means. I *think* I do but I have to keep looking it up to double-check myself.

My old mensch of a boss had to lay off MANY people over the years and HATED every minute of it. I survived all of that including his own layoff. I’ll probably write more about all of that someday (or not). I will say that when he did get laid off, I was the first person he told. I mean, maybe because I was the first person he encountered when he left his office. But we were close.

Right now, I am still “processing” my own status although I still don’t seem to be upset about it. Reductions In Force are part of working for Corporate America and I knew that going in. 18 years… I will say that my old boss landed on his feet. I haven’t had to land on my feet because the GG and I have already been on our feet for years. We haven’t had a mortgage or any debt for many years and we have successful adult children. We aren’t “Warren Buffet” but we have worked hard and are fine.

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