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Won a major award that’s not a leg lamp

September 22nd, 2008 Leave a comment Go to comments

I’ve been at my company for 10 years this December and over that time I’ve received many certificates for good work and yada yada yada but this is the first piece of hardware that I’ve come home with.  It’s the Operational Excellence – Spirit of Doing Things Better award. I received this for a video I created for an IPTV demo that was going to be aired at a company fair. I had 3 days to get it done from the time I was asked. I filmed over 2 days and stayed up a total of 38 straight hours to have it shot, edited and finalized. everyone loved it that morning and I loved my bed when I finally got home. This is the type of work I wish I could do more of but with a better timetable of course. Special thanks to sickpuppy for helping me out when my machine tanked in the editing process and feeding me Great Lakes products to keep me awake. Now maybe I can get the company to purchase some decent equipment that wasn’t made in the 90′s.

I can’t go into the writeup that was sent out since it’s for internal purposes only but I thought I’d share this news because it’s cool and hey, it’s my blog :)

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    • Jennie

      Congratulations, Doogle!!

    • http://normanhuelsman.com Norman Huelsman

      Congrats.
      It still looks like that award came from Fragile, Italy. I’d look into it.

      http://www.redriderleglamps.com/images/products/Deluxe%20Lit%20Leg%20Lamp.jpg

    • http://unclecrappy.wordpress.com Uncle Crappy

      And if Mav really gets out of hand, you can stab him with it…

      Congrats!

    • http://dawnpapuga.com Dawn

      DOOGLE! YOU WON!! :)

      Congrats! It even sounds like an award that suits you… I kinda wish it were a leg lamp, though… that looks way too professional and positive for me to make fun of!

    • http://mybrilliantmistakes.com Cynthia Closkey

      Congratulations on some well-earned recognition!

    • http://therewasagirl.wordpress.com/ Hula

      Wow! That’s awesome. Congratulations! It’s always nice to know that you’re needed and appreciated, especially when there’s something involved that’ll collect dust for years and years on your desk. Certificates are nice but a cool award trophy thing rawks!

    • Teresa

      Congrats!!! That is awesome. I wish my job gave me hardware like that.

    • http://braingravy.libsyn.com BuBBy

      Totally frigging cool! Congrats!

    • sunshine

      Congrates bro…

    • http://haveagoodsandwich.org Woy

      Congrats man!

      I love lamp!

    • http://douglasderda.com douglas

      Thanks everyone! I was quite surprised by it and with my 10yr anniv. coming up I think it will make a nice addition with my service award and new company issued vacuum.

      Right now it’s sitting at home above my liquor cabinet. Those that have seen my office (which i think is only sickpuppy) know that I have no wall space or desk space. We’re going to be moving offices soon so maybe I’ll redecorate to fit it in or donate it to the Official Douglas A Derda Memorial Museum of Erie, PA which is actually located in Wesleyville, PA by the greek dog stand.

      If anyone DOES have a leg lamp they’d like to donate I’d be glad to accept it for whatever honor you wish to bestow. Hell, I’ll even drink Keystone with it!